Species
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyLasiocampidae
Eispiegel Ringelspinnerraupe Raupenkopf des Ringelspinners mit Scheinaugen Puppenkokon des Ringelspinners Der Ringelspinner (Malacosoma neustria) ist ein Schmetterling (Nachtfalter) aus der Familie der Glucken (Lasiocampidae).
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- Parent taxon
- Malacosoma
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- Malacosoma neustria MHNT CUT 2011 0 446 female Mussidan.jpg
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Article
The lackey moth (Malacosoma neustria) is a moth in the family Lasiocampidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is common across southern Britain and central Europe. Malacosoma species are notable for their caterpillars which are brightly coloured and form silken tents to regulate their temperature. Malacosoma neustria caterpillars are brown with blue, orange and white stripes. The adults are a fairly uniform brown. The larvae feed mainly on trees and shrubs from within their tents.
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