Trichiura crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Pale Eggar)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTrichiura crataegi (Pale Eggar)
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 Trichiura crataegi (Pale Eggar) :
1: Trichiura crataegi (Pale Eggar)
27 Aug 2016 OSGR: SU02 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Adult, at Actinic light
Image 1: Adult - wings apart - pale backgroundImage 2: Adult - wings closed - natural background

Trichiura crataegi (Pale Eggar) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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