Photo © Mike Wall
Pale Tussock
Calliteara pudibunda
Checklist Number72.015 [B&F: 2028]
Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)
Classification
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Lymantriinae |
| Genus: | Calliteara |
| Species: | pudibunda |
| Authority: | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Common in gardens, hedgerows, parks, woodland and scrub throughout England. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan male 48-51 mm, female 59-68 mm. Unmistakable. Larva feeds on various broad-leaved trees and shrubs, including Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Crab Apple, Pedunculate and Sessile Oak, Silver and Downy Birch, Hazel, Lime and Elm, over-wintering as a pupa.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
