Dendrolimus pini
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| name = Pine-tree lappet
| image = Dendrolimus pini.jpg
| taxon = Dendrolimus pini
| authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Dendrolimus pini, the pine-tree lappet, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found in most of Europe ranging to eastern Asia.
The wingspan is 45–70 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), but also other Pinus species, as well as Norway spruce (Picea abies) and silver fir (Abies alba).
Gallery
Image:Dendrolimus pini hatching larvae.jpg|Hatching larvae
Image:Dendrolimus pini larva.jpg|Larvae
Image:Dendrolimus_pini_pupa.jpg|Pupa
Image:Britishentomologyvolume5Plate7.jpg|Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5
Image:Dendrolimus pini caterpillar Keila.jpg|Caterpillar on Betula pendula
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| image1 = Dendrolimus pini male Ukraine.jpg
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| image2 = Dendrolimus pini female Ukraine.jpg
| caption2 = D. pini male and female from Cherkasy, Ukraine
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External links
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- [https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1639 Pine-tree lappet at UKMoths]
- [http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Dendrolimus_Pini Lepiforum.de]
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Category:Moths described in 1758
Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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