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Pale Tussock

Calliteara pudibunda

Checklist Number
72.015 [B&F: 2028]

Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)

Classification

Family:Erebidae
Subfamily:Lymantriinae
Genus:Calliteara
Species:pudibunda
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)

Common in gardens, hedgerows, parks, woodland and scrub throughout England. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan male 48-51 mm, female 59-68 mm. Unmistakable. Larva feeds on various broad-leaved trees and shrubs, including Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Crab Apple, Pedunculate and Sessile Oak, Silver and Downy Birch, Hazel, Lime and Elm, over-wintering as a pupa.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
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