Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Brown-tail)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEuproctis chrysorrhoea (Brown-tail)
SubfamilyLYMANTRIINAE (tussocks and vapourers)
FamilyEREBIDAE (a family of moths)
SuperfamilyNOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
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 Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Brown-tail) :
1: Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Brown-tail)
29 Aug 2018 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Larvae and webs
Image 1: Larval web - close-upImage 2: Larval web - close-up (2)Image 3: Larval web - close-up (3)Image 4: Larval web - close-up - white backgroundImage 5: Larval websImage 6: Larval webs (2)Image 7: Larvae - early instar - enlargedImage 8: Larvae - early instar - feeding inside web - enlargedImage 9: Larvae - early instar - feeding inside web - enlarged (2)Image 10: Larvae - early instar web - enlarged
2: Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Brown-tail)
29 Aug 2018 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Larvae and webs
Image 1: Larvae - feeding side-by-side under the webImage 2: Larvae - on web
3: Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Brown-tail)
29 Jun 2018 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, at MV light
Image 1: Male - feigning death - dorsal view - enlarged - natural backgroundImage 2: Male - feigning death - lateral view - enlarged - natural backgroundImage 3: Male - feigning death - lateral view - enlarged - natural background (2)
4: Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Brown-tail)
16 Jun 2015 OSGR: SZ89 50° 50’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
2 caterpillars on Dog Rose
Image 1: Caterpillar - dorsal view - white backgroundImage 2: Caterpillar - dorsal view - white background (2)Image 3: Caterpillar - lateral view - white backgroundImage 4: Caterpillars - lateral views - white backgroundImage 5: Caterpillar - head end - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 6: Caterpillar - head end - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 7: Caterpillar - tail end - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 8: Caterpillar - tail end - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - white background
5: Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Brown-tail)
26 Apr 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
larval nests on willow
Image 1: Caterpillars on webImage 2: Caterpillars on web (2)Image 3: Caterpillars on web (3)Image 4: Caterpillars on willow catkinImage 5: Caterpillars - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Caterpillars - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 7: Caterpillars - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 8: Caterpillars - close-up - enlarged (4)
6: Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Brown-tail)
14 Apr 2004 OSGR: SX97 50° 40’ N, 3° 30’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
larval webs on bramble stems
Image 1: Web with larvae on surfaceImage 2: Web with larvae on surface (2)Image 3: Web with larvae on surface (3)Image 4: Web with larvae on surface (4)Image 5: Web with small larvaeImage 6: Larvae on web - enlargedImage 7: Larvae on web - enlarged (2)Image 8: Larvae on web - enlarged (3)
7: Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Brown-tail)
3 Jun 1971 OSGR: TQ88 51° 30’ N, 0° 40’ E Vice County: South Essex (VC 18) England
Larva on Bramble, reared
Image 1: Female adult - lateral view - enlargedImage 2: Larva - enlargedImage 3: Larva - enlarged (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Sterling, P. 2011 Which one wove that web? Dorset Wildlife.
Waring, P. 2005 Caterpillar of a Brown-tail moth Vol 16, No 4 Page: 280

Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Brown-tail) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Brown-tail)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 11 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Brown-tail)
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