LYMANTRIINAE
(tussocks and vapourers)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Calliteara pudibunda
Pale Tussock
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 		Species 55 images
Euproctis chrysorrhoea
Brown-tail
(Click to open) (Click to open)Caterpillar (Click to open) (Click to open)Male (Click to open) (Click to open) (Click to open)Caterpillar (Click to open) (Click to open)
 		Species 42 images 2 ident. refs
Euproctis similis
Yellow-tail
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 		Species 75 images
Leucoma salicis
White Satin, White Satin Moth
(Click to open)
 		Species 5 images
Lymantriini
a tribe of moths
Tribe 1 subtaxa 20 images
Lymantria
gypsy and black arches moths
Male (Click to open)
 		Genus 1 subtaxa 20 images
Orgyia antiqua
Vapourer
Male (Click to open) (Click to open) (Click to open)Larva (Click to open)
 		Species 30 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Emmet, A.M., Langmaid, J. & Heath J. 1979 Sphingidae to Noctuidae (Noctuinae & Hadeninae) (vol 9) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol 9, Harley Books

LYMANTRIINAE (tussocks and vapourers) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for LYMANTRIINAE (tussocks and vapourers)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 66 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for LYMANTRIINAE (tussocks and vapourers)
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