Zeuzera pyrina, Crete - photo © Marinos Gogolos
Zeuzera pyrina
MOTH INFO
Zeuzera pyrina is a moth of the family Cossidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Zeuzera pyrina
Phalaena pyrina (Linnaeus, 1761)
Zeuzera aesculi (Linnaeus 1767)
Zeuzera decipiens (Kirby, 1892)
Common name
Classification
Superfamily: Cossoidea > Family: Cossidae > Subfamily: Zeuzerinae > Genus: Zeuzera
Wingspan
42-75 mm
Appearance
The male is slightly smaller than the female. The species has a white head, and a furry white thorax marked with six black spots. Forewings are whitish, long, and narrow, with numerous black spots arranged in rows along the veins. Hindwings are generally translucent with small black spots.
Habitat
Forests, orchards, and gardens.
Food plant
Larvae are xylophagous and feed on the wood of various fruit trees, deciduous trees, and shrubs feeding internally for up to three years in the stems and branches of Prunus, Pyrus, Punica, Quercus, Salix, Acer, Olea, Malus, Ceratonia, Citrus, Vitis, Tamarix, Platanus, etc.
Flight period
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