Research Results For 'Thaumetopoeidae'

OAK PROCESSIONARY MOTH

The Oak Processionary Moth (Thaumetopoea processionae) is a moth of the family Thaumetopoeidae with a wing span of between 25 and 35 mm found in central and southern Europe flying from July to August.
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THAUMETOPOEIDAE

Thaumetopoeidae is the processionary moths family of insects of the order Lepidoptera. There are about eighty species in the family, of which only a few live in Europe. The members are characterised by one pair of spurs on the hind tibiae, and the body tufted with hairs. The mouthparts are degenerate, the antennae pectinate and the caterpillars live gregariously.
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