Definition of Gynaephora. Meaning of Gynaephora. Synonyms of 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...
- Gynaephora groenlandica, the Arctic woolly bear moth, is an erebid moth native to the High Arctic in the Canadian archipelago, Greenland and Wrangel Island...
- Gynaephora rossii, in English known as Ross' tussock moth, is a species of tussock moth in the family Erebidae. It is widespread in the tundras and highlands...
- Gynaephora selenitica is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1789. It is found from central Europe through...
- species may take up to 3 years to develop, and exceptional examples like Gynaephora groenlandica take as long as seven years. The larval stage is where the...
- as cold, hot or dry environmental conditions. Some Arctic species like Gynaephora groenlandica have special basking and aggregation behaviours apart from...
- it to the genus Dasorgyia. In 1910 Embrik Strand moved it to the genus Gynaephora, where it was eventually placed in the subgenus Dasorgyia, with as type...
- subgenus Dasyorgyia of the genus Gynaephora, in his treatment of that genus. The subgenus Dasyorgyia had as type species Gynaephora pumila, when this taxon was...
- nests of B. polaris. While non-eusocial, the Arctic woolly bear moth (Gynaephora groenlandica) can also be found at Ellesmere Island. While this species...
- the primary host plant and food source for the Arctic woolly bear moth (Gynaephora groenlandica). Both the Inuit and the Gwich’in make use of this willow...