Gastropacha quercifolia (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Lappet)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGastropacha quercifolia (Lappet)
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)
Records of Gastropacha quercifolia (Lappet) :
1: Gastropacha quercifolia (Lappet)
1 Jun 2019 OSGR: ZZ00 United Kingdom
Lappet caterpillar, in captivity
Image 1: Caterpillar - close-upImage 2: Caterpillar - close-up (2)Image 3: Caterpillar - close-up (3)Image 4: Caterpillar - close-up (4)Image 5: Caterpillar - dorsal view - close-upImage 6: Caterpillar - dorsal view - close-up (2)Image 7: Caterpillar - dorsal view - close-up (3)Image 8: Caterpillar - dorsal view - close-up (4)
2: Gastropacha quercifolia (Lappet)
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 - head and thorax - antero-dorsal view - close-up - natural backgroundImage 3: Adult - lateral view - natural background

Gastropacha quercifolia (Lappet) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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