Pterostoma palpina

Taxobox
name = Pterostoma palpina

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image_width = 204px
image_caption = "Pterostoma palpina"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Hexapoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
unranked_familia = Macrolepidoptera
superfamilia = Noctuoidea
familia = Notodontidae
subfamilia = Ptilodoninae
genus = Pterostoma
species = "P. palpina"
binomial = "Pterostoma palpina"
binomial_authority = Clerck, 1759

"Pterostoma palpina" is a moth from the family Notodontidae.

The moth can be found in Europe and Central Asia. It has a wingspan of 35 to 52 mm. The moth survives winter as a Pupa.

The imago looks like a piece of wood.

The flight time ranges from the start of April to the start of September.

Host Plants

The host plants are the willow and poplar.