Csóka, György and Kovács, Tibor (1999): Xilofág rovarok - Xylophagous insects. Hungarian Forest Research Institute. Erdészeti Turományos Intézet, Agroinform Kiadó, Budapest, 189 pp.
Mn: Almafarontó lepke, Kis farontó / En: Leopard moth, Wood leopard
The wingspan is 30-70 mm. Develops for 2 years, overwintering twice as a larva. The adults fly in June-July. Polyphagous, developing in many broad-leaved species (Malus, Prunus, Sorbus, Syringa etc.). Unlike the goat moth, it prefers younger stems and branches. The fully-grown larva is ca. 60 mm long. Eurasian species, widespread and common in Hungary, occasionally causing damage.
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