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Eriogaster lanestris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Самец (Eriogaster lanestris)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Lasiocampoidea → family Lasiocampidae → subfamily Lasiocampinae → tribe Eriogastrini → genus Eriogaster → subgenus Eriogaster → species Eriogaster lanestris

Species name(s)

Eriogaster (Eriogaster) lanestris (Linnaeus, 1758) = Phalaena lanestris Linnaeus, 1758 = senecta Graeser, 1888 = borealis Caradja, 1895 = hungarica Daniel, 1935 = montana Traöger, 1956 = Eriogaster obsoleta Cockayne 1944 = Eriogaster deleta Cockayne 1950 = Eriogaster nigrosuffusa Smith 1954 = Rebel obsoleta Tutt, 1910 = Bombyx aavasaksae Teich, 1881 = Eriogaster quadrangulata Rebel 1910 = Eriogaster radiata Perrier 1957 = Eriogaster rufomarginata Closs & Hannemann 1917. [9, 10, 187]

Small Eggar.

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:6270

Expansion

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#1. Kaliningradsky; #2. Kolsky; #3. Karelsky; #4. Evropeisky Severo-Zapadny; #6. Evropeisky Severo-Vostochny; #7. Evropeisky yuzhno-tayozhny; #8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #9. Evropeisky Tsentralno-Chernozyomny; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #12. Nizhnevolzhsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky*; #15. Severo-Uralsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #19. Sredneobsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #22. Krasnoyarsky*; #23. Predaltaisky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky; #25. Tuvinsky*; #26. Predbaikalsky; #27. Pribaikalsky; #28. Zabaikalsky; #29. Zapadno-Yakutsky; #30. Vostochno-Yakutsky; #31. Yuzhno-Yakutsky; #37. Nizhne-Amursky; #40. Primorsky.

* An asterisk denotes a region for which the species is listed as an migrant or information that requires additional checking.

Forewing length

20—30 mm.

Primary colors

Brown/Gray/Black, White.

Flight time

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Larva lifespan

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Самка (Eriogaster lanestris)

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, the Soviet Union - the European part of Turkey - European part of Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1].
  • Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg Macedonia, Netherlands, Norway (mainland), Poland, Russia, Romania, Northern Ireland,Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey (European part), Ukraine, Finland, France (mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [10].
  • Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, East Caucasian (?), Eastern Yakutia, Gorno-Altaisk, the European North-East, the European North-West, the European Central Black Earth, the European Central European South taiga, Transbaikalia, Western Caucasus, Western Yakutia, Kaliningrad, Karelia, Kola, Krasnoyarsk (?), Nizhne-Amur, Lower Volga, Prealtay, of Baikal, Pribaikalskiy, Seaside, North Urals, Mid-Volzhsky, Sredneobskaya, Tuva (?), South-West-Siberian, South Ural, South Yakutia. [3].
  • Ареал Eriogaster lanestris — вся Европа, европейская часть России, Восточная Сибирь. В горах — до 1300 м. [85].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Длина переднего крыла — от 2 до 3 см. Для бабочки характерны 2 белых пятна на каждом переднем крыле и поперечная белая полоса на передних и на задних крыльях и красно-бурый фон на них же. Название вида пошло из-за густого опушения на заднем конце тела самки. [85].

General info about Imago

  • Местообитания: лесопарки и парки, аллеи. [85].

Imago lifespan

  • Лёт с середины марта до середины апреля, реже можно встретить осенью. [85].

General info about Larva

  • Живет обществами, в гнездовом мешке, в черновато-синем теле с двумя рядами красно-желтых с тонкими волосками пятен. [85].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Betula, Alnus, Corylus avellana, Quercus, Salix, Populus, Rosa, Malus, Sorbus, Crataegus, Cotoneaster, Prunus, Tilia, Vaccinium. [28].
  • The caterpillar feeds on linden and birch trees, as well as on willows and thorns, hawthorn, cherry and plum trees. In terms of food preferences, the species is similar to Eriogaster catax. [85].

Larva lifespan

  • Гусеница пушистого коконопряда живет с мая по июль. [85].

Pupa

  • Куколка охристо-желтая, в крепком, беловатом, бочкообразном коконе. [85].

Egg

  • Яйца откладываются спиралеобразно на ветке, при этом самка густо покрывает их пухом — подобию E. catax. [85].

Subspecies of Eriogaster lanestris

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Andrey Ponomarev.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

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