Rhagades pruni

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Rhagades pruni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Rhagades
Species:
R. pruni
Binomial name
Rhagades pruni
Synonyms
  • Sphinx pruniDenis & Schiffermuller, 1775

Rhagades pruni is a species of moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in most of Europe (except for the British Isles) up to East Asia, including Japan.

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Larva

The length of the forewings is 10–12 mm for males and 8–11 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Vaccinium uliginosum , Calluna vulgaris and Andromeda polifolia .

Subspecies

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