Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Bombycoidea Lasiocampidae Lasiocampinae

• Malacosoma neustria (Linnaeus, 1758) S.Palearctic. See [maps] Tarharengaskehrääjä Ringspinnare Ringspinder Rõngakedrik Lackey Common Lackey (larva) Lackey Caterpillar (larva) Tent Caterpillar Ringelspinner (larva) Gabelraupe Bombyx Neustrien Bombyx à Livrée (larva) Livrée des Abres Mariposa de Neustria Falena Bata de Noche (larva) Lagarta Rayada gyürüsszövö

  • Phalaena neustria Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 500; TL: [Europe]
  • Malacosoma neustria ab. unicolor Aigner-Abafi, 1906; Ent. Zs. 19 (35): 209; TL: Hungary
  • mauginii Turati, 1924²

  • Malacosoma neustria, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Malacosoma neustria, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
  • Malacosoma neustria, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
  • Malacosoma neustria, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
  • Malacosoma neustrium, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

  • Malacosoma neustrium; [RFEL]

  597x400 (~40Kb) larva Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch	551x369 (~71Kb) male Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch	922x741 (~117Kb) female Russia, Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 1.7.2009 (ex. l), Photo © D. Smirnov
  624x756 (~95Kb) female Russia, Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 1.7.2009 (ex. l), Photo © D. Smirnov	935x745 (~130Kb) cocoon Russia, Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 14.6.2009, Photo © D. Smirnov	1228x548 (~111Kb) larva Russia, Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 1.6.2009, Photo © D. Smirnov
  960x630 (~119Kb) pupa Russia, Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 20.6.2009, Photo © D. Smirnov	1225x692 (~113Kb) larva Russia, Moscow area, 8.5.2014 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov	1210x709 (~162Kb) larva Russia, Moscow area, 11.5.2014 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov
  692x529 (~84Kb) ova Russia, Moscow area, 9.5.2014 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov	911x710 (~112Kb) male Russia, Moscow area, 12.7.2012 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov	675x667 (~109Kb) male Russia, Moscow area, 8.7.2015 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov

  Larva on Malus domestica [SPRK]

  Larva on Prunus , Quercus , Betula , Populus , Tilia [BSW]

  • M. n. neustria

    • Malacosoma neustrium neustrium; Zolotuhin, 1995, Atalanta 26 (1/2): 277; de Freina, 1999, Atalanta 30 (1/4): 188
  • M. n. testaceum (Motschulsky, [1861])

    • Malacosoma neustria interrupta Matsumura, 1921
      • = Malacosoma neustrium testaceum ; [RFEL]
    • Malacosoma neustria f. coreana Matsumura, 1932
      • = Malacosoma neustrium testaceum ; [RFEL]
    • Malacosoma neustria f. takamukui Matsumura, 1932
      • = Malacosoma neustrium testaceum ; [RFEL]
    • Malacosoma neustria chosensis Bryk, 1947
      • = Malacosoma neustrium testaceum ; [RFEL]
    • Malacosoma neustria f. nigrapici de Lajonquière, 1972
      • = Malacosoma neustrium testaceum ; [RFEL]

    • Malacosoma neustrium testaceum; [RFEL]
  • M. n. flavescens Grünberg, 1912 Morocco, Algeria

    • Malacosoma neustria flavescens Grünberg, 1912; ; TL: Algeria
• Malacosoma parallellum (Staudinger, 1887) Samarkand, Issyk-Kul, E.Anatolia. See [maps]

  • Bombyx neustria var. parallela Staudinger, 1887; Stettin Ent. Ztg 48 (1-3): 98

  • Bombyx neustria var. parallela; Grum-Grshimailo, 1890, in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4: 561
  • Malacosoma parallellum; de Freina, 1999, Atalanta 30 (1/4): 189
  • Malacosoma parallelum paralelum[sic?]; Zolotuhin, 1995, Atalanta 26 (1/2): 279

  Larva on Amygdalus , Malus , Prunus , Pyrus , Cerasus , Rosa , Sorbus , Crataegus , Cydonia , Chaemomeles , Padus , Ribes , Hippophae , Berberis , Juglans , Populus , Salix , Quercus , Atraphaxis , Myricata , Fraxinus , Lonicera , Vitis Zolotuhin, 1995, Atalanta 26 (1/2): 279

• Malacosoma castrense (Linnaeus, 1758) NAF, EU - AC - Amur, Asia Minor. See [maps] Niittyrengaskehrääjä Ängsringspinnare Strandringspinder Niidukedrik Ground Lackey Wolfmilchspinner Lasiocampe de l'euphorbe (larva) Livrée des Prés kutyatejszövö

  • Phalaena castrensis Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 500
  • halphila Stauder, 1915²

  • Malacosoma castrensis, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Malacosoma castrensis, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
  • Malacosoma castrense, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
  • Malacosoma castrensis, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
  • Malacosoma castrense, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

  • Bombyx castrensis; Grum-Grshimailo, 1890, in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4: 560
  • Malacosoma castrense; [EKK]

  800x581 (~140Kb) larva Olsztyn near Czestochowa, central Poland, June 1998 (young larvae), Photo © Marek Michalski

  466x303 (~50Kb) larva Netherlands?, Photo © Jeroen Voogd

  374x275 (~17Kb)

  942x505 (~96Kb) female Russia, Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 9.7.2009 (ex.l), Photo © D. Smirnov	896x512 (~100Kb) male Russia, Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 7.7.2009 (ex.l), Photo © D. Smirnov	1075x482 (~108Kb) larva Russia, Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 15.6.2009, Photo © D. Smirnov
  884x638 (~86Kb) larva Russia, Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 19.6.2009, Photo © D. Smirnov	842x703 (~89Kb) larva Russia, Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 20.6.2009, Photo © D. Smirnov

  Larva on Ribes rubrum, Fragaria vesca, F. ananassa, Filipendula vulgaris, Rubus idaeus, Potentilla norvegica, P. erecta, P. palustris, Trifolium medium, Geranium sanguineum, G. silvaticum, Artemisia vulgaris, Achillea millefolium, Centaurea jacea, Hieracium pilosella [SPRK]

  Larva on Euphorbia , E. cyparissias [BSW]

  • M. c. kirghisicum (Staudinger, 1879) Asia Minor, steppes and foothills (Kazakhstan, Turkmenia, Uzbekistan)

    • Malacosoma castrense kirghisicum; de Freina, 1999, Atalanta 30 (1/4): 189; Zolotuhin, 1995, Atalanta 26 (1/2): 277

    Larva on Artemisia , Geranium , Euphorbia Zolotuhin, 1995, Atalanta 26 (1/2): 277

  • M. c. thomalae Gaede, 1932 Tien-Shan

    • Malacosoma tianshanica Daniel, 1949

    • Malacosoma castrense thomalae; Zolotuhin, 1995, Atalanta 26 (1/2): 279
• Malacosoma franconicum (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) CEU, SEU, Armenia. See [maps] Ruskorengaskehrääjä Queckenspinner La Franconienne déli gyürüsszövö

  • Bombyx franconica Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ank. syst. Schmett. Wienergegend: 57; TL: Germany, Franfurt
  • dorycnii (Millière, 1864)
  • panormitana Turati, 1909²
  • calabricum Stauder, 1921²
  • Malacosoma joannisi Viette, 1965; (W.France)

  • Malacosoma franconica, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Malacosoma franconicum, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]

  • Phalaena (Bombyx) franconica; Esper, 1785, Die. Schmett., Th. III (20): 139, (19) pl. 26, f. 1
  • Malacosoma franconicum; [EKK]
  • Malacosoma franconicum franconicum; Zolotuhin, 1995, Atalanta 26 (1/2): 276

  Larva on Artemisia , Achillea , Plantago , Rumex [BSW]

• Malacosoma alpicolum (Staudinger, 1870) SEU, CEU, Morocco. See [maps] Alppirengaskehrääjä Alpenringelspinner l'Alpine

  • Bombyx alpicola Staudinger, 1870; Horae Soc. ent. ross. 7 (1870): 117; TL: Alps
  • intermedia Millière, 1875²

  • Malacosoma alpicola, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Malacosoma alpicola, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
  • Malacosoma alpicolum, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]

  Larva on Salix , Rosa pimpinellifolia, Alchemilla , Polygonum bistorta [BSW]

  • M. a. mixtum Rothschild, 1925 Morocco

    • Malacosoma alpicolum mixtum Rothschild, 1925; ; TL: Morocco, C.Atlas, Azrou
• Malacosoma primum (Staudinger, 1887) Asia Minor. See [maps]

  • Bombyx alpicola var. prima Staudinger, 1887; Stettin Ent. Ztg 48 (1-3): 97

  • Malacosoma prima, Lepidoptera collection [SZMN]

  • Bombyx alpicola var. prima; Grum-Grshimailo, 1890, in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4: 560
  • Malacosoma primum; de Freina, 1999, Atalanta 30 (1/4): 190
  • Malacosoma prima; Zolotuhin, 1995, Atalanta 26 (1/2): 277, f. 3

  Larva on Polygonum Zolotuhin, 1995, Atalanta 26 (1/2): 277

• Malacosoma luteum Oberthür, 1878 Algeria. See [maps] Afrikanrengaskehrääjä

  • Malacosoma luteum Oberthür, 1878; ; TL: Algeria, El-May
  • orientalis Oberthür, 1916²
  • brunneoolivacea Rothschild, Hartert & Jordan, 1917²
• Malacosoma laurae Lajonquuière, 1977 Spain. See [maps] Espanjanrengaskehrääjä

  • Malacosoma laurae Lajonquuière, 1977; Spain, Huelva, Bacuta

  Larva on Limonastrium monopetalum, Halimium halimifolium [BSW]

• Malacosoma disstria Hübner, [1820] S.Canada, USA. See [maps] Forest Tent Caterpillar Livrée des Forêts

  • Malacosoma disstria Hübner, [1820]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (12): 192; TL: Georgia
  • Chelonia nubilis Guérin-Méneville, [1832]; Icon. Règne anim. Cuvier 3 (Insectes): pl. 88, f. 2
    • = ; [NACL], #7698
  • Clisiocampa sylvatica Harris, 1841; Rep. Insects Mass. injurious to Vegn: 271; TL: Massachusetts
    • = ; [NACL], #7698
  • Bombyx drupacearum Boisduval, 1868; Bull. Soc. ent. Belg. 12: 82; TL: Georgia
    • = ; [NACL], #7698
  • Clisiocampa erosa Stretch, 1881; Papilio 1 (5): 67; TL: Oregon
    • = ; [NACL], #7698
  • Clisiocampa disstria var. thoracicoides Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 1: 30; TL: [Poughkeepsie, New York]
    • = ; [NACL], #7698
  • Clisiocampa erosa var. sylvaticoides Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 1: 30; TL: [Portland, Oregon]
    • = ; [NACL], #7698
  • Clisiocampa erosa var. perversa Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 1: 30; TL: [Portland, Oregon]
    • = ; [NACL], #7698
  • Malacosoma disstria f. astriata Reiff, 1913; Ent. News 24 (7): 306, pl. 10, fig. 5, 6; TL: Lincoln, Massachusetts
    • = ; [NACL], #7698
  • Malacosoma disstria f. anita Reiff, 1913; Ent. News 24 (7): 307, pl. 10, fig. 7; TL: Concord, Massachusetts
    • = ; [NACL], #7698

  • Malacosoma disstria, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Malacosoma disstria, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Malacosoma disstria, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • Malacosoma disstria, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]

  • Malacosoma disstria; [NACL], #7698

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • Phalaena neustria; Smith, 1797, in Smith & Abbot, Nat. Hist. Rarer Lepid. Ins. Georgia 2: 117, pl. 59

  Larva on Acer saccharum, Populus , P. tremuloides, Betula papyrifera [MNA20.1]

• Malacosoma constrictum (H. Edwards, 1874) California. See [maps] Pacific Tent Caterpillar

  • Clisiocampa constricta H. Edwards, 1874; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 5: 368; TL: California [Napa County]
  • Clisiocampa strigosa Stretch, 1881; Papilio 1 (5): 67; TL: Yosemite Valley, California
    • = ; [NACL], #7699

  • Malacosoma constrictum, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Malacosoma constrictum, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Malacosoma constrictum; [NACL], #7699

  Larva on Quercus [MNA20.1]

  • M. c. austrinum Stehr, 1968

    • Malacosoma constrictum ssp. austrinum Stehr, 1968; Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. 276: 99; TL: "One quarter mile E. of Santa Ysabel, San Diego Co., Calif., Elevation 3,000 ft,..."

    • Malacosoma constrictum austrinum; [NACL], #7699a
• Malacosoma tigris (Dyar, 1902) S. Great Plains, S. Rocky Mountains, SWNA, Mexico. See [maps] Sonoran Tent Caterpillar

  • Clisiocampa tigris Dyar, 1902; Proc. Ent. Soc. Washington 5 (1): 38; TL: Platte Canyon near Denver
  • Malacosoma tigris var. inducta Dyar, 1906; Bull. Inst. Mus. Brooklyn 1: 195; TL: [Palmerlee, Cochise Co., Arizona]
    • = ; [NACL], #7700
  • Clisiocampa onissa Dyar, 1911; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 38 (1742): 255; TL: Zacualpan, Mexico
    • = ; [NACL], #7700
  • Malacosoma texana Dyar, 1928; in Seitz, Dir Gross-Schmett. Erde 6: 623; TL: Texas
    • = ; [NACL], #7700

  • Malacosoma tigris, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Malacosoma tigris, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]

  • Malacosoma tigris; [NACL], #7700

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • Clisiocampa disstria; Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894, J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 2: 154 (in part)

  Larva on Quercus [MNA20.1]

• Malacosoma americanum (Fabricius, 1793) S.Canada, ENA. See [maps] Eastern Tent Caterpillar Livrée d'Amérique

  • Bombyx americana Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 433; TL: America boreali
  • Bombyx pensylvanica Guérin-Méneville, [1832]; Icon. Règne anim. Cuvier 3 (Insectes): pl. 86, f. 5
    • = ; [NACL], #7701
  • Clisiocampa decipiens Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 6: 1488; TL: Trenton Falls, New York
    • = ; [NACL], #7701
  • Bombyx frutetorum Boisduval, 1869; Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 12: 82; TL: Georgia
    • = ; [NACL], #7701

  • Malacosoma americana, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Malacosoma americanum, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • M. americanum, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]

  • Malacosoma americana;
  • Malacosoma americanum; [NACL], #7701

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • Phalaena castrensis; Smith, 1797, in Smith & Abbot, Nat. Hist. Rarer Lepid. Ins. Georgia 2: 119, pl. 60

  Larva on Prunus serotina, Malus , Prunus virginiana [MNA20.1]

• Malacosoma californicum (Packard, 1864) WNA. See [maps] Western Tent Caterpillar

  • Clisiocampa californica Packard, [1865]; Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 3: 387; TL: California
  • Clisiocampa californica Walker, 1865; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 32: 572; TL: California
    • = ; [NACL], #7702
  • Bombyx pseudoneustria Boisduval, 1868; Bull. Soc. ent. Belg. 12: 82; TL: California
    • = ; [NACL], #7702
  • Clisiocampa thoracica Stretch, 1881; Papilio 1 (5): 68; TL: Congress Springs, San Mateo Co. [Santa Clara Co.], California
    • = ; [NACL], #7702
  • Clisiocampa fragilis var. perlutea Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 1: 31; TL: Colorado
    • = ; [NACL], #7702

  • Malacosoma californicum, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Malacosoma californica, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Malacosoma californicum, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • Malacosoma californicum, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]

  • Malacosoma californicum; [NACL], #7702
  • Malacosoma californica;

  500x746 (~49Kb) larva USA: Near Bandera Mtn, (47°24'23N 121°33'51W), King Co., WA, 15.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela Malacosoma californicum (on Alnus rubra) det. Eric LaGasa

  1000x752 (~85Kb) larva USA: Near Bandera Mtn, (47°24'23N 121°33'51W), King Co., WA, 15.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela Malacosoma californicum (on Alnus rubra) det. Eric LaGasa

  identification uncertain 1200x1189 (~163Kb) male USA: Pike National Forest, Kenosha Pass, 1mi E of Hwy. 285 off FR #126, Park Co., CO, 25 July 2012 (39°24.35'N 105°44.62'W 10060ft), Photo © Markku Savela

  identification uncertain 1200x827 (~72Kb) male USA: Pike National Forest, Kenosha Pass, 1mi E of Hwy. 285 off FR #126, Park Co., CO, 25 July 2012 (39°24.35'N 105°44.62'W 10060ft), Photo © Markku Savela

  Larva on Populus , Ribes , Rosa , Prunus , Ceanothus , Quercus , Purshia [MNA20.1]

  • M. c. ambisimile (Dyar, 1893)

    • Clisiocampa ambisimile Dyar, 1893; Can. Ent. 25 (2): 40; TL: Santa Cruz Co., California

    • Malacosoma californicum ambisimile; [NACL], #7702a
  • M. c. recenseo Dyar, 1928

    • Malacosoma pluvialis f. recenseo Dyar, 1928; in Seitz, Dir Gross-Schmett. Erde 6: 623; TL: mountains of California

    • Malacosoma californicum recenseo; [NACL], #7702b
  • M. c. pluvialis (Dyar, 1893)

    • Clisiocampa pluvialis Dyar, 1893; Can. Ent. 25 (2): 42; TL: Pacific Northwest (Seattle, Washington)

    • Malacosoma californicum pluvialis; [NACL], #7702c
  • M. c. lutescens (Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893)

    • Clisiocampa fragilis var. lutescens Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 1: 31; TL: Miles City, Montana

    • Malacosoma californicum lutescens; [NACL], #7702d
  • M. c. fragile (Stretch, 1881)

    • Clisiocampa fragilis Stretch, 1881; Papilio 1 (5): 64; TL: Virginia City, Nevada
    • Clisiocampa mus Neumoegen, 1893; Can. Ent. 25 (1): 4; TL: Southwest Utah
      • = californicum fragile (Stretch, 1881); [NACL], #7702e

    • Malacosoma californicum fragile; [NACL], #7702e
• Malacosoma incurvum (H. Edwards, 1882) Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Mexico. See [maps] Southwestern Tent Caterpillar

  • Clisiocampa incurva H. Edwards, 1882; Papilio 2 (8): 125; TL: Arizona
  • Clisiocampa incurva var. constrictina Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 1: 30; TL: [Arizona]
    • = ; [NACL], #7703
  • Clisiocampa azteca Neumoegen, 1893; Can. Ent. 25 (1): 5; TL: city of Mexico and vicinity
  • Clisiocampa luteomargo Dyar, 1907; J. N.Y. ent. Soc. 15: 232; TL: Mexico City, Mexico

  • Malacosoma incurvum, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • Malacosoma incurvum, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]

  • Malacosoma incurvum; [NACL], #7703

  Larva on Populus fremontii, Populus , Salix , Prunus [MNA20.1]

  • M. i. discoloratum (Neumoegen, 1893)

    • Clisiocampa mus var. discolorata Neumoegen, 1893; Can. Ent. 25 (1): 4; TL: S.W. Utah

    • Malacosoma incurvum discoloratum; [NACL], #7703a

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