Calliteara pudibunda (Linnaeus, 1758)

pale tussock

on broadleaved trees

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

polyphagous

Acer platanoides, pseudoplatanus; Aesculus; Alnus glutinosa; Betula pendula; Carpinus betulus; Corylus avellana; Fagus sylvatica; Fraxinus excelsior; Hippophae rhamnoides; Malus domestica; Platanus; Populus x canadensis, tremula; Prunus avium, cerasifera, domestica & subsp. insititia, spinosa; Pyrus communis; Quercus pubescens, robur; Rosa; Rubus fruticosus; Salix babylonica, caprea, viminalis; Sorbus aucuparia; Tilia cordata; Ulmus laevis, Vaccinium.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum, Patočka & Turčáni, Pyrgus.

synonyms

Dasychira, Elkneria, pudibunda.

references

Cobos Suarez (1988a), Füldner & Damm (2002a), Heuser & Jöst (1948a), Jakšić (2018a), Lepiforum (2021), Patočka & Turčáni (2008a), Pyrgus.de (2022).