Eriogaster arbusculae Freyer, 1843 is a animal in the Lasiocampidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Eriogaster arbusculae Freyer, 1843

Eriogaster arbusculae Freyer, 1843

Eriogaster arbusculae is a Lasiocampidae moth found in the Alps and Fennoscandian mountains, with larvae feeding on multiple tree and shrub species.

Family
Genus
Eriogaster
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Eriogaster arbusculae Freyer, 1843

Eriogaster arbusculae is a moth species that belongs to the family Lasiocampidae. Its scientific name was first published by Christian Friedrich Freyer in 1843. This moth is found in parts of the Alps and mountainous regions of Fennoscandia. Adult moths have a wingspan ranging from 31 to 35 millimeters for males, and from 36 to 43 millimeters for females. The species produces one generation per year, with adult moths active on the wing between April and July. Its larvae feed on the leaves of Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium uliginosum, and species within the genera Betula, Salix, and Alnus.

Photo: (c) Heiner Ziegler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Heiner Ziegler · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Lasiocampidae Eriogaster

More from Lasiocampidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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