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Wednesday 29 July 2015

Thaumetopoea solitaria (Freyer, 1838) - Cyprus

Thaumetopoea solitaria is a moth of the Thaumetopoeidae family. It is found in Anatolia (including Turkey), on Cyprus, east to Syria, Israel, Lebanon, Iraq and Iran.

The wingspan is 20–28 mm for males and 25–35 mm for females. The moths are on wing from August to September.

The larvae feed on Pistacia terebinthus, Cupressus sempervirens and Fraxinus...From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Photos Akrotiri, 2/5/2015 by George Konstantinou


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