Lymantria atlantica explained

Lymantria atlantica is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Rambur in 1837. It is found in Spain, Portugal and France, as well as on Corsica, Sardinia, Malta and Crete.[1] Outside of Europe, it is found in North Africa (Algeria, Mauritania and Morocco). The habitat consists of garrigue-like scrub and coastal areas.

The wingspan is 25–35 mm.[2] There are two or three generations per year with adults on wing from March to October.[3]

The larvae feed on Pistacia lenticus.

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20131219022355/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=447062 Fauna Europaea
  2. http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Ocneria_Atlantica Lepiforum e.V.
  3. http://www.pyrgus.de/Ocneria_atlantica_en.html Lepidoptera and their Ecology