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Calliteara Angiana
''Calliteara'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. Species *The ''pudibunda'' species group **''Calliteara argentata'' (Butler, 1881) **''Calliteara cerigoides'' (Walker, 1862) **'' Calliteara grotei'' (Moore, 1859) **'' Calliteara horsfieldii'' (Saunders, 1851) **''Calliteara pudibunda'' (Linnaeus, 1758) **''Calliteara zelotica'' (Collenette, 1932) *The ''strigata'' species group **'' Calliteara strigata'' (Moore, 1879) *The ''varia'' species group **''Calliteara diplozona'' (Collenette, 1932) **''Calliteara lairdae'' (Holloway, 1976) **''Calliteara pseudolairdae'' Holloway, 1999 **''Calliteara varia'' (Walker, 1855) *The ''angulata'' species group **'' Calliteara angulata'' (Hampson, 1895) **''Calliteara aphrasta'' (Collenette, 1938) **''Calliteara argyroides'' (Collenette, 1932) *The ''minor'' species group **''Calliteara box'' Holloway, 1991 **''Calliteara cox'' Schintlmeister, 1994 **''Callitea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calliteara Pudibunda
''Calliteara pudibunda'', the pale tussock, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The Dutch common name for the moth (''Meriansborstel'') comes from the butterfly and insect painter Maria Sibylla Merian. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. It is found in Asia and Europe. Technical description and variation ''Calliteara pudibunda'' is a pest of European beech forests (''Fagus sylvatica''). The mix of tree species impacts the moths; they react very sensitively to the occurrence of a small portion of spruce trees within beech stands. The wingspan is 40–60 mm. Female: Forewing greyish white dusted with dark, and bearing dark wavy transverse lines edged with pure white on the inner side. Hindwing white with indication of a dark submarginal band. Male: Forewing olive grey with black median area and darker indistinct slightly wavy transverse lines in the marginal and basal areas. Hindwing greyish yellow, with a transver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
