Pygaera

Pygaera is a monotypic moth genus of the family Notodontidae erected by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1810. Its only species, Pygaera timon, was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1803. It is found in northern and central Europe, through eastern Asia up to Ussuri and Japan.[1]

Pygaera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Notodontidae
Subfamily:
Pygaerinae
Genus:
Pygaera

Species:
P. timon
Binomial name
Pygaera timon
Hübner, 1803

The wingspan is 17–19 mm. The moth flies from May to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Populus tremula, Populus alba and Populus nigra.

Former species
  • Pygaera voeltzkowi Aurivilius, 1909 is now placed in the genus Clostera.

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Pygaera Ochsenheimer, 1810". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  • P.C.-Rougeot, P. Viette (1978). Guide des papillons nocturnes d'Europe et d'Afrique du Nord. Delachaux et Niestlé (Lausanne).


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