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Lasiocampidae
The Lasiocampidae are a family of moths also known as eggars, tent caterpillars, snout moths (although this also refers to the Pyralidae), or lappet moths. Over 2,000 species occur worldwide, and probably not all have been named or studied. It is the sole family in superfamily Lasiocampoidea.
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyLasiocampidae
カレハガ科（学名 : Lasiocampidae）は、昆虫綱チョウ目に属す科の一つである。 成虫は、止まっていると一見枯葉のように見える種が多い。幼虫は、オビカレハを除き毒針毛があり、触れるとかぶれる。 毒針毛を持つ種類は、全体に褐色系の地味な種類が多く、体に2束毒針毛の束を持つ。カレハガ、マツカレハ、クヌギカレハ、ヤマダカレハなどは頭部付近に2束短い束を、タケカレハ、ヨシカレハなどは頭部付近と尾部付近に1束ずつ長い束を持つ。頭部付近に2束毒針毛の束を持つ種は、刺激を受けるとこの束を膨らませ威嚇する。頭部付近と尾部付近に1束ずつ毒針毛の束を持つ種は、刺激を受けてもこの束を膨らませることもなく、威嚇することもない。また、繭にも毒針毛が付着するが、ドクガ科のガとは異なり、成虫には付着しない。
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- Parent taxon
- Lasiocampoidea
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Description
- Subfamilies and tribes
- Selected North American species
- See also
- References
- External links
The Lasiocampidae are a family of moths also known as eggars, tent caterpillars, snout moths (although this also refers to the Pyralidae), or lappet moths. Over 2,000 species occur worldwide, and probably not all have been named or studied. It is the sole family in superfamily Lasiocampoidea.
==Etymology== Their common name "snout moths" comes from the unique protruding mouth parts of some species which resemble a large nose. They are called "lappet moths" due to the decorative skin flaps found on the caterpillar's prolegs. The name "eggars" comes from the neat egg-shaped cocoons of some species. The scientific name is from the Greek ' (wooly) and ' (caterpillar).