Eriogaster lanestris (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Small Eggar)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEriogaster lanestris (Small Eggar)
SubfamilyLASIOCAMPINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyLASIOCAMPIDAE (lackeys and eggars)
SuperfamilyLASIOCAMPOIDEA (lackeys and eggars)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Eriogaster lanestris (Small Eggar) :
1: Eriogaster lanestris (Small Eggar)
5 Jun 2019 OSGR: SU02 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
larval nest, on Hawthorn
Image 1: Larvae on nestImage 2: Larvae on nest - close-upImage 3: Larval nest
2: Eriogaster lanestris (Small Eggar)
24 Jun 2018 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
larval tent
Image 1: Larval nest - shaded sideImage 2: Larval nest - sunny sideImage 3: Larval nest - sunny side (2)
3: Eriogaster lanestris (Small Eggar)
24 May 2015 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Larval web
Image 1: Larval web - white backgroundImage 2: Larvae in larval web - enlarged - white backgroundImage 3: Larvae in larval web - enlarged - white background (2)Image 4: Larvae in larval web - enlarged - white background (3)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Sterling, P. 2011 Which one wove that web? Dorset Wildlife.
Waring, P 2004 Small Eggar Vol 15, No. 5 Page: 362

Eriogaster lanestris (Small Eggar) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Eriogaster lanestris (Small Eggar)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Eriogaster lanestris (Small Eggar)
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