Pterostoma palpina

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Pterostoma palpina
Pterostoma palpina
Pterostoma palpina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
(unranked) Macrolepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Ptilodoninae
Genus: Pterostoma
Species: P. palpina
Binomial name
Pterostoma palpina
Clerck, 1759

Pterostoma palpina is a moth from the family Notodontidae.

The moth can be found in Europe and Central Asia. It has a wingspan of 35 to 52 mm. The moth survives winter as a Pupa.

The imago looks like a piece of wood.

The flight time ranges from the start of April to the start of September.

[edit] Host Plants

The host plants are the willow and poplar.

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