Lasiocampa trifolii, Crete © Colin Turvey
Lasiocampa trifolii (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
MOTH INFO
Lasiocampa trifolii is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Lasiocampa trifolii (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Bombyx trifolii (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Lasiocampa medicaginis (Borkhausen, 1793)
Lasiocampa iberica (Guenée, 1858)
Lasiocampa romana (Calberla, 1887)
Lasiocampa obsoletaflava (Tutt, 1902)
Lasiocampa cervina (Tutt, 1902)
Lasiocampa rufa (Tutt, 1902)
Lasiocampa flava (Tutt, 1902)
Lasiocampa obsoletacervina (Tutt, 1902)
Lasiocampa mitfordi (Oberthür, 1916)
Lasiocampa daddi (Heinrich, 1923)
Lasiocampa bilinea (Hartig, 1924)
Lasiocampa ochracea (Hartig, 1924)
Lasiocampa basigramma (Lenz, 1925)
Lasiocampa samnitica (Dannehl, 1929)
Lasiocampa rubiodorada (Gómez-Bustillo, 1980)
Common name
Grass Eggar
Classification
Superfamily: Lasiocampoidea > Family: Lasiocampidae > Subfamily: Lasiocampinae > Tribus: Lasiocampini > Genus: Lasiocampa
Wingspan
42-75 mm
Habitat
Fallow land, heathlands, moorlands, dry sunny slopes and dry meadows.
Food plant
The larva is polyphagous and feeds on the leaves of a variety of plants, i.e. Leguminosae (Trifolium, Ononis, Onobrychis, Medicago, Genista), Compositae (Artemisia), Rosaceae (Malus), etc.
Flight period
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