Cosmotriche lobulina

Cosmotriche lobulina is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is found in Europe through Siberia up to Eastern Asia.

Cosmotriche lobulina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lasiocampidae
Genus:
Cosmotriche
Species:
C. lobulina
Binomial name
Cosmotriche lobulina
Synonyms
  • Bombyx lobulina [Schiffermüller], 1775
  • Phalaena (Bombyx) lunigera Esper, 1784
  • Kononia pinivora Matsumura, 1927

The wingspan is 32–38 mm for males and 38–46 for females. The moth flies from May to August in two generations depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Pinus, Picea, and Abies species.

Subspecies
  • Cosmotriche lobulina lobulina
  • Cosmotriche lobulina burmanni (Daniel, 1952)
  • Cosmotriche lobulina junia Saarenmaa, 1982
  • Cosmotriche lobulina pinivora (Matsumura, 1927)
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