Rhegmatophila alpina

Rhegmatophila alpina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Notodontidae
Genus:
Rhegmatophila
Species:
R. alpina
Binomial name
Rhegmatophila alpina
(Bellier, 1881)

Rhegmatophila alpina is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in the Southern Alps, the Balkans and Spain.

The wingspan is 17–18 mm. The moth flies from May to September in two generations depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Populus and Salix species.

Sources

  • P.C.-Rougeot, P. Viette (1978). Guide des papillons nocturnes d'Europe et d'Afrique du Nord. Delachaux et Niestlé (Lausanne).
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