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Gynaephora
Gynaephora is a genus of "tussock moths", also known as the Lymantriinae, within the family Erebidae. They are mainly found in the Holarctic in alpine, Arctic and Subarctic regions, and are best known for their unusually long larval development period. The life-cycle of Gynaephora groenlandica was once believed to take fourteen years, but subsequent studies reduced it to seven, still a very slow development rate that is extremely rare in the Lepidoptera. The caterpillars have five instars, with each instar lasting a year.
13 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Dark Tussock
speciesGynaephora fascelina
Ross' Tussock Moth
speciesGynaephora rossii
Larch Tussock Moth
speciesGynaephora selenitica
Arctic Woolly Bear Moth
speciesGynaephora groenlandica
Gynaephora angelus
speciesGynaephora angelus
Gynaephora nivalis
speciesGynaephora nivalis
Gynaephora olga
speciesGynaephora olga
Gynaephora pumila
speciesGynaephora pumila
Gynaephora relictus
speciesGynaephora relictus
Gynaephora aureata
speciesGynaephora aureata
Gynaephora minor
speciesGynaephora minor
Gynaephora qinghaiensis
speciesGynaephora qinghaiensis
Gynaephora rouergensis
speciesGynaephora rouergensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 178036.