Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Lepidoptera > Notodontidae > Furcula > Furcula furculaFurcula furcula (Sallow Kitten)Synonyms: Bombyx furcula (homotypic); Cerura betulae; Cerura borealis; Cerura furcula; Dicranura furcula; Furcula alpina; Furcula angustefasciata (heterotypic); Furcula aurata; Furcula impuncta; Furcula obliterata; Furcula obsoleta; Furcula pallescens; Furcula salicis; Furcula simplex (heterotypic); Furcula transsylvanica; Harpyia atlantica; Harpyia furcula; Phalaena bipunctata; Phalaena furcula Furcula furcula, the sallow kitten, is a lepidoptera from the family Notodontidae. The moth can be found in Europe (including the Mediterranean region), Anatolia and the North of Iran. The moth is attracted to light. The flight period ranges from April to the end of August. The moth has two generations per year. The caterpillar can grow up to 35 mm and is bright green with a purple brown marking on the saddle. The caterpillar can be found from June up to September. The host plants are the willow, birch and poplar. The prolegs consist of long and thin extremities. |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
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Climate |
Land Use |
Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast |
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160731 |
England/Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Breckland |
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18652 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Butser Hill |
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590 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Cairngorms |
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142543 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Cors Fochno |
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1613 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Dorset Heaths |
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14161 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Dorset Heaths (Purbeck and Wareham) and Studland Dunes |
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5491 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Exmoor Heaths |
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26455 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Fenland |
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1529 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Fenn`s, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem and Cadney Mosses |
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2346 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Isle of Portland to Studland Cliffs |
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3577 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Lizard Point |
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34565 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Loch Maree Complex |
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38882 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Monti Nebrodi |
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173651 |
Italy |
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Morecambe Bay |
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151985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay Pavements |
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6449 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Mound Alderwoods |
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735 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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North Norfolk Coast |
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7926 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Pen Llyn a`r Sarnau/ Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau |
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360832 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Sefton Coast |
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11278 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Sidmouth to West Bay |
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2217 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Skipwith Common |
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729 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Solent Maritime |
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27985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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South Solway Mosses |
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4849 |
England, United Kingdom |
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South Wight Maritime |
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49082 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The Broads |
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14554 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The New Forest |
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72309 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Thorne Moor |
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4718 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham |
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12696 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Trossachs Woods |
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927 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Witherslack Mosses |
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1202 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Y Twyni o Abermenai i Aberffraw/ Abermenai to Aberffraw Dunes |
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4623 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández ♦ 2Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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