Pennithera comis (Butler, 1879)

Distribution

• Regions of the Russian Federation: Seaside. [3].
• Western China, Japan. In Russia, the south of Primorye Territory. [131].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

• Kind of close to Cidaria diakonovi Kurenz (Pine Moth), but slightly larger and has a more general light color, with rather sharply distinguished black spot on the inner edge of the front wings on their light middle sling. The hind wings are almost white with a dark median blotch. [131].

Imago lifespan

• Butterflies appear in mid-September and mid-October to fly in the spruce-pine and spruce-fir forests. In some years, there are quite often. [131].

General info about Larva

• The caterpillars emerge in spring and live almost all summer. [131].

Larva food plants / other food objects

• Abies nephrolepis and P. holophylla [131].

Pupa

• In the second half of August, pupation occurs in the trees between the needles and thin branches of host plants. [131].

Egg

• Egg testicles occurs in late autumn on needles Abies nephrolepis and less Abies holophylla. [131].

Overwintering stage

• Egg. [131].

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