Malacosoma neustria (Linnaeus, 1758)
(The Lackey)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMalacosoma neustria (The Lackey)
GenusMalacosoma (a genus of moths)
TribeMalacosomatini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyMALACOSOMATINAE (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 Malacosoma neustria (The Lackey) :
1: Malacosoma neustria (The Lackey)
29 Jun 2018 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Adult, at MV light
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - natural background (2)
2: Malacosoma neustria (The Lackey)
16 Jun 2015 OSGR: SZ89 50° 50’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Larval mass
Image 1: Larvae - en masseImage 2: Larvae - en masse - close-upImage 3: Larvae - en masse - close-up (2)Image 4: Larvae - on webImage 5: Larvae - on web (2)Image 6: Larvae - on web (3)
3: Malacosoma neustria (The Lackey)
14 Jun 2013 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
larvae on webs on apple tree, and on low plants beneath
Image 1: Larva climbing grass blade below webs - lateral viewImage 2: Larva climbing grass blade below webs - lateral view (2)Image 3: Larva on Bramble leaf below webs - dorsal viewImage 4: Larva on Bramble leaf below webs - dorsal view (2)Image 5: Larva on Bramble leaf below webs - dorsal view (3)Image 6: Larva on Ivy leaf beneath the web dorsal viewImage 7: Larva on Ivy leaf beneath the web dorsal view (2)Image 8: Larva on web - dorsal viewImage 9: Larvae on web - anterior and posterior views - enlargedImage 10: Larvae on web - enlarged
4: Malacosoma neustria (The Lackey)
11 Jun 2000 OSGR: SS43 51° 10’ N, 4° 10’ W Vice County: North Devon (VC 4) England
on Grey Sallow
Image 1: LarvaImage 2: LarvaeImage 3: Larvae - close-upImage 4: Larvae - close-up (2)Image 5: Larvae on web
5: Malacosoma neustria (The Lackey)
11 Jun 1983 OSGR: TF55 53° 10’ N, 0° 20’ E Vice County: North Lincs (VC 54) England
Larvae on web
Image 1: Larvae on web - close-upImage 2: Larval webImage 3: Larvae on web - enlargedImage 4: Larvae on web - enlarged (2)Image 5: Larva on web - enlargedImage 6: Larva on web - enlarged (2)
6: Malacosoma neustria (The Lackey)
7 Jun 1970 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Larva
Image 1: Larva - side viewImage 2: Larva - top view

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Sterling, P. 2011 Which one wove that web? Dorset Wildlife.

Malacosoma neustria (The Lackey) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Malacosoma neustria (The Lackey)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 19 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Malacosoma neustria (The Lackey)
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