Orgyia antiquoides

Orgyia antiquoides
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lymantriidae
Genus: Orgyia
Species: O. antiquoides
Binomial name
Orgyia antiquoides
(Hübner, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Bombyx antiquoides Hubner, 1822
  • Orgyia ericae Germar, 1824

Orgyia antiquoides is a moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in most of Europe, the Ural, Armenia, Mongolia, and China.

Cocoon in which the pupa, female and eggs live

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.


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