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Satin moth

Leucoma salicis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The satin moth (Leucoma salicis) is a species in the family Erebidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the satin moth

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest, freshwater
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
Day and night (cathemeral)
Generations a year
One
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the satin moth live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the satin moth as introduced in 1 country.

  1. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the satin moth endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the satin moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyErebidae
  6. genusLeucoma
  7. SpeciesLeucoma salicis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Arctia salicis, Bombyx salicis, Laria salicis, Liparis salicis, Orgyia salicis, Phalaena salicis, Stilpnotia salicis, Stipnotia salicis

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • White satinEnglish
  • White satin mothEnglish
  • bekyně vrbováCzech
  • Siobyn PoplysWelsh
  • PilenonneDanish
  • valkovillakasFinnish
  • seljebørstespinnerNorwegian Bokmål
  • SatijnvlinderDutch
  • seljebørstespinnarNorwegian Nynorsk
  • białka wierzbówkaPolish
  • videspinnareSwedish
  • Siobynnau PoplysWelsh
  • AtlaskspinderDanish
  • PilespinderDanish
  • Ringfodet atlaskspinderDanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the satin moth

Other species in the same genus Leucoma.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the satin moth an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the satin moth as introduced in 1 country: United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the satin moth?

The satin moth (Leucoma salicis) belongs to the family Erebidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Satin moth (Leucoma salicis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/satin-moth

MLA

“Satin moth (Leucoma salicis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/satin-moth.

BibTeX
@misc{satin_moth_2026,
  title = {Satin moth (Leucoma salicis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/satin-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}