Panthea coenobita

Panthea coenobita is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North Europe, East Europe and Southern Europe, the central and northern European part of Russia, Japan, Korea, northern China, the Russian Far East (Primorye, Khabarovsk, Amur region, Sakhalin, southern Kuriles), southern and western Siberia (Transbaikalia, Baikal area, Altai) and Turkey.

Caterpillar

Panthea coenobita
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Panthea
Species:	P. coenobita
Binomial name
Panthea coenobita (Esper, 1785)
Synonyms
Phalaena Bombyx coenobita Esper, 1785 Bombyx coenobita Esper, 1785 Panthea coenobita f. latefasciata Panthea coenobita ssp. ussuriensis Panthea coenobita f. kotschubeyi Panthea coenobita f. immaculata Panthea coenobita idae

The wingspan is 40–50 mm. The moth flies from May to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Pine, Fir and Larch.

External links

• Fauna Europaea
• Lepidoptera of Belgium
• Lepiforum.de
• Vlindernet.nl (in Dutch)