- Acanthobrahmaea europaea
Taxobox
name = Brahmaeidae
image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Acanthobrahmaea europaea "
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Lepidoptera
superfamilia =Bombycoidea
familia =Brahmaeidae
genus =Acanthobrahmaea
species = "A europaea"
binomial = "Acanthobrahmaea europaea"
binomial_authority =Hartig ,1963 The European Owl Moth (Acanthobrahmaea europaea) is a
lepidoptera from the familyBrahmaeidae , the brahmin moths.The wingspan of the moth ranges from 65 to 80 millimeter.
The moth can only be found in the South of
Italy . Their habitat consists of woods of leaf bearing treas in mountainous areas at a height of 250 to 850 metres. The "Acanthobrahmaea europaea" is active at dusk and at night.During the early flight time (March and April), the moths even fly with temperatures as low as the freezing point. The eggs hatch at the end of March and April. The caterpillars fee don plants from the genera
Ligustrum andFraxinus .
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