Poecilocampa populi (December Moth)
Originator: Frode Falkenberg
Systematics :
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Articulate animals)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (Moths and butterflies)
Group: «Macro-heterocera» (Macro-moths)
Family: Lasiocampidae (Eggars)
Subfamily: Lasiocampinae
Genus: Poecilocampa
Species: Poecilocampa populi (December Moth)
Norwegian name: Høstspinner
Host plants: Alder (Alnus), Apple (Malus), Aspen and Poplar (Populus), Birch (Betula), Common Hazel (Corylus avellana), Elm (Ulmus), Fraxinus, Lime (Tilia), Oak (Quercus), Pear (Pyrus), Prunus, Sorbus, Willows, Sallows and Osiers (Salix)