Thaumetopoea solitaria is a moth of the subfamily Thaumetopoeinae in the family Notodontidae first described by Christian Friedrich Freyer in 1838.
It is found in Anatolia (including Turkey), on Cyprus, east to Syria, Israel, Lebanon, Iraq and Iran.
The wingspan is 20âÂÂ28 mm for males and 25âÂÂ35 mm for females. The moths are on wing from August to September.
The larvae feed on various species of Pistacia, among which: Pistacia terebinthus, Pistacia atlantica, and Pistacia palaestina.