List of moths of Great Britain (Lasiocampidae) explained

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

thumb|right|Oak eggar

• Poecilocampa populi, December moth — throughout
• Trichiura crataegi, pale eggar — throughout (vulnerable^[1]) ‡*
• Eriogaster lanestris, small eggar — south, central (Nationally Scarce B)

thumb|right|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, oak eggar

• Lasiocampa quercus quercus — south, central

• Lasiocampa quercus f. callunae (northern eggar) — north, west
• Macrothylacia rubi, fox moth — throughout
• Dendrolimus pini, pine-tree lappet — rare immigrant
• Euthrix potatoria, drinker — south, central, north-west
• Phyllodesma ilicifolia, small lappet — presumed extinct

thumb|right|Lappet

• Gastropacha quercifolia, lappet — south, east-central

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 (‡*).

See also

• List of moths of Great Britain (overview)
  • Family lists: Hepialidae, Cossidae, Zygaenidae, Limacodidae, Sesiidae, Lasiocampidae, Saturniidae, Endromidae, Drepanidae, Thyatiridae, Geometridae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Thaumetopoeidae, Lymantriidae, Arctiidae, Ctenuchidae, Nolidae, Noctuidae and Micromoths

References

1. 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. .