Alder kitten | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Notodontidae |
Genus: | Furcula |
Species: | F. bicuspis |
Binomial name | |
Furcula bicuspis (Borkhausen, 1790) |
Furcula bicuspis, the alder kitten, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in most of the Palearctic ecozone.
The wingspan is 30–35 mm. The moths are on wing from May to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Betula species and Alnus glutinosa.