Dendrolimus pini

Pine-tree Lappet
Dendrolimus pini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Genus: Dendrolimus
Species: D. pini
Binomial name
Dendrolimus pini
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The Pine-tree Lappet (Dendrolimus pini) is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is found in most of Europe ranging to Eastern Asia.

The wingspan is 45–70 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Pinus sylvestris, but also other Pinus species, Picea abies and Abies alba.

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D. pini male and female from Cherkasy, Ukraine
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