Cosmotriche lobulina
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Cosmotriche lobulina is a moth
of the Lasiocampidae
family. It is found in Europe
through Siberia
up to Eastern Asia
.
The wingspan
is 32–38 mm for males and 38–46 for females. The moth flies from May to August in two generations depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Pinus, Picea, and Abies species.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Lasiocampidae
Lasiocampidae
The Lasiocampidae family of moths are also known as eggars, snout moths or lappet moths. There are over 2000 species worldwide, and probably not all have been named or studied....
family. It is found in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
through Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
up to Eastern Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 32–38 mm for males and 38–46 for females. The moth flies from May to August in two generations depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Pinus, Picea, and Abies species.
Subspecies
- Cosmotriche lobulina lobulina
- Cosmotriche lobulina burmanni (Daniel, 1952)
- Cosmotriche lobulina junia Saarenmaa, 1982
- Cosmotriche lobulina pinivora (Matsumura, 1927)