Laothoe amurensis (Staudinger, 1892)


Laothoe amurensis: Adult in resting posture (breeding photo 2013/2014) [S] Laothoe amurensis: The moths do not show any red colour in the base of hindwings (breeding photo 2013/2014) [S] Laothoe amurensis: Larva (breeding photo 2013) [S] Laothoe amurensis: Larva (breeding photo 2013) [S] Laothoe amurensis: Larva (breeding photo 2013) [S] Laothoe amurensis: Larva (breeding photo 2013) [S] Laothoe amurensis: Larva (breeding photo 2013) [S] Laothoe amurensis: Larva (breeding photo 2013) [S] Laothoe amurensis: Larva (breeding photo 2013) [S] Laothoe amurensis: Larva (breeding photo 2013) [S] Laothoe amurensis: Larva (breeding photo 2013) [S] Laothoe amurensis: Larva (breeding photo 2013) [S] Laothoe amurensis: Larva (breeding photo 2013) [S] Laothoe amurensis: Larva (breeding photo 2013) [S] Laothoe amurensis: Pupa (breeding photo 2013) [S] Laothoe amurensis: Pupa (breeding photo 2013) [S]

Host plants:
Poplars and willows, especially aspen (Populus tremula).

Habitat:
Laothoe amurensis inhabits wet woodland, river valleys, lake shores and similar places.

Life cycle:
The pupa hibernates and the moths occur between May and July in a single generation. The larvae live mainly between early July and early September.

Remarks:
Laothoe amurensis occurs from Finland and the eastern Baltic eastward to Central Asia and North China.



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