Thaumetopoea bonjeani

Thaumetopoea bonjeani, the cedar processionary, is a moth in the family Notodontidae. It was first described by Harold Powell in 1922 and it is found in Morocco.

Thaumetopoea bonjeani
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T. bonjeani
Binomial name
Thaumetopoea bonjeani
Powell, 1922

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The moths are on wing from July to October.

The larvae feed on cedar 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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