Thaumetopoea processionea (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Oak Processionary)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Thaumetopoea processionea (Oak Processionary)
Family	NOTODONTIDAE (prominents, processionaries, puss moth and kittens)
Superfamily	NOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
Clade	Macrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
Clade	Obtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
Clade	Apoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
Infraorder	Ditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
Infraorder	Heteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
Suborder	GLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
Order	LEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division	Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
Infraclass	Neoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
Subclass	PTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
Class	INSECTA (true insects)
Subphylum	HEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
Phylum	ARTHROPODA (arthropods)
Superphylum	ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
Clade	Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
Subkingdom	EUMETAZOA (metazoans)
Kingdom	ANIMALIA (animals)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Thaumetopoea processionea is also a member of:
Microlepidoptera - micro-moths (via Apoditrysia)
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Forestry Commission England	2016	Pest and diseases symptoms panels	.
Caterpillar
in the field	Anon.		Oak processionary moth - Thaumetopoea processionea	www.forestry.gov.uk/fr/oakprocessionarymoth

Thaumetopoea processionea (Oak Processionary) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NOTODONTIDAE
(prominents, processionaries, puss moth and kittens)

Macrolepidoptera
(macro-moths)

Ditrysia
(butterflies and most moths)

LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Microlepidoptera
(micro-moths)

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Thaumetopoea processionea (Oak Processionary)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 7 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Thaumetopoea processionea (Oak Processionary)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Thaumetopoea processionea is also a member of:

Identification Works

Caterpillar

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