Dendrolimus pini (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Pine Tree Lappet, Pine-tree Lappet)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDendrolimus pini (Pine Tree Lappet, Pine-tree Lappet)
GenusDendrolimus (a genus of lappet moths)
TribePinarini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyPINARINAE (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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Forest Research 2009 Path News Issue 19: October 2009

Dendrolimus pini (Pine Tree Lappet, Pine-tree Lappet) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dendrolimus pini (Pine Tree Lappet, Pine-tree Lappet)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Dendrolimus pini (Pine Tree Lappet, Pine-tree Lappet)
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