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Lasiocampa quercus (oak eggar)
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Description Lasiocampa quercus mating
Date 17 July 2010
Source http://www.entomart.be/INS-2358.html
Author Entomart
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lasiocampa_quercus_mating.jpg
Lasiocampa quercus, the oak eggar, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae found in Europe and the British Isles. The wingspan is 45–75 mm. The females are larger than the males. The moth flies from May to September depending on the location. Their hairs can cause a violent itching skin allergy in some people. The larvae feed on Larix, Betula, Salix and Rubus species. Order: Lepidoptera, Family: Lasiocampidae
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Oak Eggar
Lasiocampa quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Wingspan 45-75 mm.
The Oak Eggar, despite its name, does not feed on Oak, but is so-called because the shape of its cocoon is acorn-like. The foodplants are mainly heather (Calluna) and bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), but also include bramble (Rubus), Sallows (Salix), broom (Cytisus scoparius), sloe (Prunus spinosa), hawthorn (Crataegus), hazel (Corylus) and Sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides). |
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