''Telochurus recens'', the scarce vapourer, is a

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of the subfamily

Lymantriinae The Lymantriinae (formerly called the Lymantriidae) are a subfamily of moths of the family Erebidae. The taxon was erected by George Hampson in 1893. Many of its component species are referred to as "tussock moths" of one sort or another. The ca ...

found in Europe. The species was first described by

Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of ' ...

in 1819. The

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is for the males; the females are wingless. The moth flies from June to July depending on the location. The larvae feed on various deciduous trees, such as ''

Crataegus ''Crataegus'' (), commonly called hawthorn, quickthorn, thornapple, Voss, E. G. 1985. ''Michigan Flora: A guide to the identification and occurrence of the native and naturalized seed-plants of the state. Part II: Dicots (Saururaceae–Cornacea ...

'' and ''

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'' species. This species has commonly been placed in the genus ''

Orgyia ''Orgyia'' is a genus of tussock moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was described by Ochsenheimer in 1810. The species are cosmopolitan, except for the Neotropical realm. Description The male flies during the day. Its palpi are short, por ...

'' but molecular analyses support its exclusion from that genus, and placement in the genus ''Telochurus''.Wang, H. et al. (2015). "Molecular phylogeny of Lymantriinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Erebidae) inferred from eight gene regions". ''

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''. 31 (6): 579-592

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"''Orgyia'' (''Clethrogyna'') ''recens'' (Hübner 1819)"
''Fauna Europaea''. Archived 20 March 2017.
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