Lymantriidae Leucominae Arctornis l-nigrum Lymantria dispar
Leucoma salicis (Linnaeus, 1758)
White Satin Moth
Genus: Leucoma Hübner, [1822]   Original genus: Phalaena Linnaeus, 1758
L. salicis (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult, Manziana (Roma), Italy, July 1990
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
L. salicis (© Jens Christian Schou)
Adult, Rosenborg, Jordtorp, Öland, Sweden, July 16, 2003
(Photo by Jens Christian Schou, BioPix)
L. salicis (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larva, Gran Sasso (L'Aquila), Italy, July 1995
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
L. salicis (© Paolo Mazzei)
Pupa, Gran Sasso (L'Aquila), Italy, July 1995
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
Foodplants:
Salix, Populus; also on Betula, Alnus, Quercus
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