''Calliteara abietis'' is a
moth
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of the family
Erebidae
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. It is found from northern and central
Europe
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, through
Russia
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to
Japan
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.
The
wingspan
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is 35–52 mm.
The larvae feed on ''
Picea abies'', ''
Larix sibirica'' and ''
Juniperus communis''.
Subspecies
*''Calliteara abietis abietis''
*''Calliteara abietis argentata'' (Japan,…)
External links
Image of Larva
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20160304201421/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=447105 Fauna Europaea
Lymantriinae
Moths of Europe
Moths of Asia
Moths described in 1775
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