Heterogenea asella
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Heterogenea asella | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Limacodidae |
Genus: | Heterogenea |
Species: | H. asella
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Heterogenea asella | |
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The triangle (Heterogenea asella) is a species of moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in most of the Palearctic realm. The wingspan is 15–20 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from the end of May to mid July in one generation per year.
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The larvae feed on Acer, Corylus, Fagus and Quercus species.
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- Taxa named by Michael Denis
- Taxa named by Ignaz Schiffermüller
- Moths described in 1776
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