Malacosoma castrensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Ground Lackey)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMalacosoma castrensis (Ground Lackey)
GenusMalacosoma (a genus of moths)
TribeMalacosomatini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyMALACOSOMATINAE (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
Cadbury, J. 2002 Larvae of the Ground Lackey Moth Vol 14, No. 2 Page: 105
Glover, B. 2004 Larvae of the Ground Lackey moth… Vol 15, No. 6 Page: 399

Malacosoma castrensis (Ground Lackey) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Malacosoma castrensis (Ground Lackey)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Malacosoma castrensis (Ground Lackey)
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