List of moths of Great Britain (Lasiocampidae)

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The family Lasiocampidae comprises the eggar moths, of which 10 are resident species in Great Britain, one probably extinct and one probably an immigrant:

Oak eggar
Lackey
  • Malacosoma neustria, lackey — south, central (common) and north (scattered) (Vulnerable[1]) ‡*
  • 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 quercus — south, central
  • Lasiocampa quercus f. callunae (northern eggar) — north, west
Lappet

Species listed in the 2007 UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP)[2] are indicated by a double-dagger symbol (‡)—species so listed for research purposes only are also indicated with an asterisk (‡*).

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References[]

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ Butterfly Conservation, 2007. The UK Biodiversity Action Plan – Moths. Butterfly Conservation, Wareham, UK. 4p.
  • 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.
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