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Rhagades pruni

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Wikipedia Abstract

Rhagades pruni is a species of moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is found in most of Europe (except for the British Isles) up to East Asia, including Japan. The length of the forewings is 10–12 mm for males and 8-11 mm for females. The larvae feed on Vaccinium uliginosum, Calluna vulgaris and Andromeda polifolia.
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Infraspecies

Rhagades pruni callunae
Rhagades pruni chinensis
Rhagades pruni esmeralda

Protected Areas

Prey / Diet

Andromeda polifolia (bog rosemary)[1]
Calluna vulgaris (heather)[1]
Quercus cerris (Turkey Oak)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

External References

Citations

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