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Thaumetopoea solitaria

Synonyms: Gastropacha solitaria (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Thaumetopoea solitaria is a moth of the Thaumetopoeidae family. It is found in Anatolia (including Turkey), on Cyprus, east to Syria, Israel, Lebanon, Iraq and Iran. The wingspan is 20–28 mm for males and 25–35 mm for females. The moths are on wing from August to September. The larvae feed on Pistacia therebinthus, Cupressus sempervirens and Fraxinus.
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Prey / Diet

Cedrus libani (Cedar of Lebanon)[1]

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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
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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