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Wood Leopard Moth / Granotoč ♀
Zeuzera pyrina
45.0641, 13.6796
Field Notes
Description:
This is a highly distinctive species with a very furry white thorax marked with six black spots and heavily spotted white wings. The wingspan is 35 - 60 mm. The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.
The caterpillars feed on various deciduous trees and shrubs, feeding internally for two or three years in the stems and branches before emerging to pupate under the bark. It can be a pest of fruit production. Eggs are 1 mm big and yellowish color.
Habitat:
It is found primarily in Europe. It was introduced into the northeastern United States prior to 1879 and has a range extending from Maine to Pennsylvania.
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