White satin moth
The white satin moth has shiny white wings that look like soft satin cloth. Its head and feathery feelers are black, and its legs have black and white rings like little socks. It likes damp places with willow and poplar trees.
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Fun facts
The caterpillar is black with a row of pale spots on its back and a yellow line along each side.
The pupa is shiny black with white spots and yellow tufts of hair.
The mother lays her eggs on tree trunks and covers them with a papery layer.
The boys start flying just before dusk.
Most asked questions about White satin moth
?What does the white satin moth eat?
Its caterpillars eat willow and poplar leaves.
?How big is the white satin moth?
Its wings are about 3.5 to 5 centimetres across.
?When can you see the white satin moth?
Mostly in June, July and August.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Leucoma salicis
- Named by
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Erebidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Erebidae
- Lives on
- Europe, Asia, North America
- Also known as
- Satin moth
Where the facts come from
- Leucoma salicis (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Vincent Malloy. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. The round sticker of this bug is cut from the same picture.
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