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Orgyia antiquoides

Synonyms: Bombyx antiquoides (homotypic); Gynaephora antiquoides; Teia antiquoides

Wikipedia Abstract

Orgyia antiquoides is a moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in most of Europe, the Ural, Armenia, Mongolia, and China. The wingspan is 20–24 mm for males. The females are wingless. Adult males are on wing from July to early September in one generation in western Europe. The larvae feed on Rubus chamaemorus, Sorbus aucuparia, Calluna vulgaris, Vaccinium uliginosum, Andromeda polifolia and Empetrum nigrum. Larvae can be found from May to July. Pupation takes place in a conspicable yellow cocoon. The females live in the cocoon and deposit the eggs there. The species hibernates as an egg.
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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