Heterogenea asella
Heterogenea asella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Limacodidae |
Genus: | Heterogenea |
Species: | H. asella |
Binomial name | |
Heterogenea asella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)[1] | |
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The Triangle (Heterogenea asella) is a species of moth of the Limacodidae family. It is found in most of the Palearctic ecozone.
The wingspan is 15–20 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from the end of May to mid July in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Acer, Corylus, Fagus and Quercus species. They are grub-like and have very short legs and a retracted head. Larvae can be found from August to May. The last instar larva overwinters in a cocoon resembling a gall.
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