The
family Lasiocampidae comprises the eggar moths, of which 10 are resident species in
Great Britain, one probably
extinct
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and one probably an
immigrant
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Oak eggar
* ''
Poecilocampa populi'', December moth — throughout
* ''
Trichiura crataegi
''Trichiura crataegi'', the pale eggar or pale oak eggar, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. It is found in all of Europe (except Iceland), east to Anato ...
'', pale eggar — throughout (vulnerable
[Fox, R., K.F. Conrad, M.S. Parsons, M.S. Warren and I.P. Woiwood, 2006. ''The State of Britain's Larger Moths''. Butterfly Conservation and Rothamsted Research, Wareham, UK.]) ‡*
* ''
Eriogaster lanestris
''Eriogaster lanestris'', commonly known as the small eggar, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae that is found across the Palearctic. Unlike many other members of the Lasiocampidae, the small eggar is a social insect. Historically, only eusocia ...
'', small eggar — south, central (Nationally Scarce B)
Lackey
* ''
Malacosoma neustria'', lackey — south, central (common) and north (scattered) (Vulnerable
[) ‡*
* '' Malacosoma castrensis'', ground lackey — south-east, south-west (Nationally Scarce A)
* '' Lasiocampa trifolii'', grass eggar — south, west-central (Nationally Scarce A)
:* ''Lasiocampa trifolii'' f. ''flava'' (pale grass eggar) — south-east (Red Data Book)
* '']Lasiocampa quercus
''Lasiocampa quercus'', the oak eggar, is a common moth of the family Lasiocampidae found in Europe, including Britain and Ireland. It feeds on a variety of plant species (mainly heather and bilberry), and may develop over two years in higher l ...
'', oak eggar
:* ''Lasiocampa quercus quercus'' — south, central
:* ''Lasiocampa quercus'' f. ''callunae'' (northern eggar) — north, west
* ''Macrothylacia rubi
''Macrothylacia rubi'', the fox moth, is a lepidopteran belonging to the family Lasiocampidae. It was Species description, first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''.
Distr ...
'', fox moth — throughout
* '' Dendrolimus pini'', pine-tree lappet — rare immigrant
* '' Euthrix potatoria'', drinker — south, central, north-west
* ''Phyllodesma ilicifolia
The small lappet moth (''Phyllodesma ilicifolia'') is a moth in the family Lasiocampidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. It is found throughout Europe and parts of Asia.
Descri ...
'', small lappet — presumed extinct
Lappet
* '' Gastropacha quercifolia'', lappet — south, east-central
Species listed in the 2007 UK Biodiversity Action Plan
The United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan or (UK BAP) was the UK government's response to the Convention on Biological Diversity, opened for signature at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992. The UK was the first country to produce a national Biodiversi ...
(BAP)[Butterfly Conservation, 2007. ''The UK Biodiversity Action Plan – Moths''. Butterfly Conservation, Wareham, UK. 4p.] are indicated by a double-dagger symbol (‡)—species so listed for research purposes only are also indicated with an asterisk (‡*).
See also
* List of moths of Great Britain (overview)
**Family lists: Hepialidae, Cossidae, Zygaenidae, Limacodidae, Sesiidae, Lasiocampidae, Saturniidae, Endromidae
Endromidae is a family of moths. It was long considered to be a monotypic family, containing just one species, the Kentish glory, '' Endromis versicolora'', found throughout the Palaearctic regio The family now consists of several genera and abou ...
, Drepanidae, Thyatiridae, Geometridae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Thaumetopoeidae, Lymantriidae, Arctiidae, Ctenuchidae
The Ctenuchina are a subtribe of moths in the family Erebidae.
Taxonomy
The Ctenuchina were previously classified as the subfamily Ctenuchinae of the family Arctiidae. That subfamily contained three tribes: Ctenuchini, Euchromiini (wasp moths) ...
, Nolidae, Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
and Micromoths
References
* Waring, Paul, Martin Townsend and Richard Lewington (2003) ''Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland''. British Wildlife Publishing, Hook, UK. {{ISBN, 0-9531399-1-3.
Moths
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
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Moths
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
