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

Interactions where Euproctis chrysorrhoea is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
caterpillar (colonial, tented) colonial, tented caterpillar grazes on live leaf Crataegus hawthorns Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Euproctis chrysorrhoea/Euproctis chrysorrhoeabrown-tailcolonial, tentedcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/Crataegushawthornsliveleaf (8-7)
caterpillar (colonial, tented) colonial, tented caterpillar grazes on live leaf Prunus spinosa Blackthorn, Sloe Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Euproctis chrysorrhoea/Euproctis chrysorrhoeabrown-tailcolonial, tentedcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/Prunus spinosablackthorn, sloeliveleaf (8-7)
caterpillar (colonial, tented) colonial, tented caterpillar grazes on live leaf Rosa roses and briars Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Euproctis chrysorrhoea/Euproctis chrysorrhoeabrown-tailcolonial, tentedcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rosa/Rosaroses and briarsliveleaf (8-7)

Interactions where Euproctis chrysorrhoea is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva UK/Ireland Sarcophaga uliginosa a flesh fly Diptera: Sarcophagidae Carcelia laxifrons Villeneuve (Diptera, Tachinidae) new to Britain and a revised key to the British Carcelia species., Raper, C.M., Smith, M.N. & Gibbs, G.J., 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sarcophagidae/Sarcophaga uliginosa/Sarcophaga uliginosaa flesh flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Euproctis chrysorrhoea/Euproctis chrysorrhoeabrown-taillarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva UK/Ireland Compsilura concinnata a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
Carcelia laxifrons Villeneuve (Diptera, Tachinidae) new to Britain and a revised key to the British Carcelia species., Raper, C.M., Smith, M.N. & Gibbs, G.J., 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Compsilura concinnata/Compsilura concinnataa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Euproctis chrysorrhoea/Euproctis chrysorrhoeabrown-taillarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva UK/Ireland Carcelia laxifrons a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Carcelia laxifrons Villeneuve (Diptera, Tachinidae) new to Britain and a revised key to the British Carcelia species., Raper, C.M., Smith, M.N. & Gibbs, G.J., 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Carcelia laxifrons/Carcelia laxifronsa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Euproctis chrysorrhoea/Euproctis chrysorrhoeabrown-taillarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva UK/IrelandRestricted Townsendiellomyia nidicola Browntail Botherer Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
Carcelia laxifrons Villeneuve (Diptera, Tachinidae) new to Britain and a revised key to the British Carcelia species., Raper, C.M., Smith, M.N. & Gibbs, G.J., 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Townsendiellomyia nidicola/Townsendiellomyia nidicolabrowntail bothererlarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Euproctis chrysorrhoea/Euproctis chrysorrhoeabrown-taillarvaSole larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva UK/Ireland Pales pavida a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
Carcelia laxifrons Villeneuve (Diptera, Tachinidae) new to Britain and a revised key to the British Carcelia species., Raper, C.M., Smith, M.N. & Gibbs, G.J., 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Pales pavida/Pales pavidaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Euproctis chrysorrhoea/Euproctis chrysorrhoeabrown-taillarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Peleteria rubescens a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Peleteria rubescens/Peleteria rubescensa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Euproctis chrysorrhoea/Euproctis chrysorrhoeabrown-taillarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Tachina grossa a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Tachina grossa/Tachina grossaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Euproctis chrysorrhoea/Euproctis chrysorrhoeabrown-taillarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is parasitoid host of larva UK/Ireland Meteorus versicolor a braconid wasp Hymenoptera: Braconidae Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Meteorus versicolor/Meteorus versicolora braconid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Euproctis chrysorrhoea/Euproctis chrysorrhoeabrown-taillarva larva is parasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Raper, C.M., Smith, M.N. & Gibbs, G.J., 2006Carcelia laxifrons Villeneuve (Diptera, Tachinidae) new to Britain and a revised key to the British Carcelia species.Dipterists Digest (2nd Series) 13: 49-55.
Storey, M.W., 2015Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guidewww.bioimages.org.uk
van Emden, F.I.,, 1954Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and CalliphoridaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(a), 133pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Brown-tail) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Brown-tail) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Brown-tail)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
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:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Brown-tail):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 42 images of Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Brown-tail)
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