Clethrogyna antiquoides

Clethrogyna antiquoides is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in most of Europe, the Ural, Armenia, Mongolia, and China. This species has commonly been placed in the genus Orgyia but molecular analyses support the genus Clethrogyna as a separate lineage.[1]

Cocoon in which the pupa, female and eggs live

Clethrogyna antiquoides
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Clethrogyna
Species:
C. antiquoides
Binomial name
Clethrogyna antiquoides
(Hübner, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Bombyx antiquoides Hubner, 1822
  • Orgyia antiquoides (Hubner, 1822)
  • Orgyia ericae Germar, 1825
  • Orgyia ericae var. intermedia Frivaldszky, 1866
  • Clethrogyna ericae (Germar, 1825)
  • Thylacigyna antiquoides (Hubner, 1822)
  • Orgyia prisca Leech, 1890
  • Notolophus leechi Kirby, 1892
  • Clethrogyna unicolor Lempke, 1959

The wingspan is 20–24 mm for males. The females are wingless. Adult males are on wing from July to early September in one generation in western Europe.

The larvae feed on Rubus chamaemorus, Sorbus aucuparia, Calluna vulgaris, Vaccinium uliginosum, Andromeda polifolia, and Empetrum nigrum. Larvae can be found from May to July. Pupation takes place in a conspicable yellow cocoon. The females live in the cocoon and deposit the eggs there. The species hibernates as an egg.

References
  1. Wang, H. et al. (2015) Molecular phylogeny of Lymantriinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Erebidae) inferred from eight gene regions. Cladistics 31(6):579-592 DOI: 10.1111/cla.12108
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