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Macrothylacia rubi (Linnaeus, 1758) (Fox Moth)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Macrothylacia rubi Mature larva 1 October 2005 Berks England 7
Macrothylacia rubi Larva 20 August 2005 East Inverness-shire Scotland 4
Macrothylacia rubi Larva 20 August 2005 East Inverness-shire Scotland 10
Macrothylacia rubi Larva 20 September 1974 North-east Yorkshire England 1

Suggested Literature

Macrothylacia rubi may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)
DITRYSIA
(the major suborder of moths)
BOMBYCOIDEA
(silk moths, emperor etc.)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Macrothylacia rubi:

larva larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Exorista fasciata - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) Belshaw, R., 1993
Photos larva larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Tachina grossa - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) Belshaw, R., 1993

Macrothylacia rubi may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)

References

Belshaw, R., 1993 Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)

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