Phalera bucephaloides
Phalera bucephaloides is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1810. It is found in Europe, south of Tyrol, Hungary and the Balkans.
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| Phalera bucephaloides (Ochsenheimer, 1810) | |
The wingspan is 23–27 mm. The moths are on wing from May to August.
The larvae feed on Quercus species and Arbutus unedo.
Subspecies
- P. b. bucephaloides
- P. b. syriaca
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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- Fauna Europaea
- "Phalera bucephaloides (Ochsenheimer, 1810)". Lepidoptera and their Ecology.
- "08752 Phalera bucephaloides (Ochsenheimer, 1810) - Östlicher Mondfleck, Östlicher Mondvogel". Lepiforum e.V.
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