Lymantriidae Lymantriinae Lymantria dispar Euproctis (Euproctis) chrysorrhoea
Lymantria monacha (Linnaeus, 1758)
Black Arches
Genus: Lymantria Hübner, [1819]   Original genus: Phalaena Linnaeus, 1758
L. monacha (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (male), Vivaro (Roma), Italy, July 1997
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
L. monacha (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (female), Vivaro (Roma), Italy, July 2000
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
L. monacha (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larva, Vivaro (Roma), Italy, June 2000
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
L. monacha (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larva, Monti della Laga (Rieti), Italy, June 1990
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
Foodplants:
Quercus, Salix, Carpinus, Tilia, Fagus, Picea, Pinus
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