Calliteara pudibunda (Linnaeus, 1758)
pale tussock
on broadleaved trees
Hoofddorp, 27.v.2018 © Laurens van der Linde
frontal
Vierhouten, 1.vii.2017 © Laurens van der Linde
head, frontal
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).