Lasiocampa trifolii, Crete © Colin Turvey

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
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Links

Lepiforum e. V.

Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa

Lepidoptera Mundi

Lepidoptera and their Ecology

Plant Parasites of Europe

Phrygana.eu

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