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Thaumetopoea bonjeani

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Thaumetopoea bonjeani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Thaumetopoea
Species:
T. bonjeani
Binomial name
Thaumetopoea bonjeani
Powell, 1922

Thaumetopoea bonjeani, the cedar processionary, is a moth in the family Notodontidae. It was first described by Harold Powell in 1922 and it is found in Morocco.

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The moths are on wing from July to October.

The larvae feed on cedar species.

Sources

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  • P.C.-Rougeot, P. Viette (1978). Guide des papillons nocturnes d'Europe et d'Afrique du Nord. Delachaux et Niestlé (Lausanne).