Furcula bicuspis
Furcula bicuspis, the alder kitten, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. The species was first described by Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen in 1790. It is found in most of the Palearctic realm.
| Alder kitten | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Furcula |
| Species: | F. bicuspis |
| Binomial name | |
| Furcula bicuspis (Borkhausen, 1790) | |
The wingspan is 30–35 mm. The moths are on wing from May to July depending on the location.
Figs. 1, 1a larva after last moult
The larvae feed on Betula species and Alnus glutinosa.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Furcula bicuspis.
- Kimber, Ian. "71.006 BF1996 Alder Kitten Furcula bicuspis (Borkhausen, 1790)". UKMoths. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- Fauna Europaea
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- Lepiforum e.V.
- De Vlinderstichting (in Dutch)
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