Leucoma salicis

(Leucoma salicis)

Description

Leucoma salicis, the white satin moth or satin moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Europe including the British Isles but not the far North. East it is found across the Palearctic to Japan.Also in North America where it was introduced in the 1920s.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Lymantriidae
Genus:Leucoma
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