Orgyia dubia (TAUSCHER 1806)

Patočka, J. & Turčáni, M., 2008, Contribution to the Description of Pupae of the Western Palaearctic lymantriids (Lepidoptera, Lymantriidae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 40 (1), pp. 901-920 : 908-909

Orgyia dubia (TAUSCHER 1806) (figs 46, 51-58)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d:10 from Turkey 1 from France, museum Brussels.

P u p a: 9.5-11.5 4.0-4.5 mm, brown to black brown, exuvia brighter ochre brown, glossy, vicinity of spiracles on basal abdominal segments brighter. Sculpture fine at majority, wrinkled locally. Setae on notum and abdomen long, fine, yellowish, undulated close to the ends. Cremaster with richer group of setae than that of O. trigotephras . End of cremaster with rich brush of dense bright brown hooks. Centrum of dorsum of abdominal segments 1-4 with white circle scales on tangs in dorsal view, these ones moreless separated to two groups on each segment. Labrum trapezium-like, its caudal side more-less concave. Labium wide and round caudad, not longer than labrum. Maxillae shorter than labium, rounded caudad, without projection. Prothoracic coxae big, at the beginning slightly, prior half of length strongly tapering and pointed. Prothoracic legs extend beyond them rather shortly. Coxae of mesothoracic legs concealed. Large portion of mesothoracic legs visible, these ones conspicuously separated from ends of metathoracic legs, thus forewings join to each other at relatively long distance. Ends of metathoracic legs tapering anteriorly and pointed. Antennae medium short, not tapering and their ends pointed. Thoracic spiracles relatively big, in shape of slit and dark framed, lobes of metanotum more pointed than that of O. trigotephras , hindwings similar to wings of this species. Abdominal spiracles rather of spindle-like shape, dark. Anal field large and strongly elevated, transition from it to the base of cremaster very steep. Cremaster medium in length and well differentiated, wide on base, tapering, rounded at the end (narrower and more pointly wedge-like in lateral view), without distinctive sculpture.

Larva feeds polyphagously on shrubs and semi-shrubs ( Fabaceae , Rosaceae ): This species occurs in southern and southeastern Europe, northern Africa and Asia Minor.