Lasiocampa quercus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Oak Eggar)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubspeciesLasiocampa quercus quercus (Oak Eggar)
SpeciesLasiocampa quercus (Oak Eggar)
GenusLasiocampa (a genus of moths)
TribeLasiocampini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyLASIOCAMPINAE (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)
Records of Lasiocampa quercus quercus (Oak Eggar) :
1: Lasiocampa quercus quercus (Oak Eggar)
10 Apr 2017 OSGR: SY97 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
half-grown larva on Sloe
Image 1: Caterpillar - dorsal viewImage 2: Caterpillar - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Caterpillar - lateral viewImage 4: Caterpillar - lateral view (2)Image 5: Caterpillar - fore-parts - latero-dorsal view - enlarged
2: Lasiocampa quercus quercus (Oak Eggar)
30 Apr 1972 OSGR: SE75 53° 60’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: South-east Yorks (VC 61) England
Cocoon from which a male emerged.
Image 1: Male - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - lateral viewImage 3: Cocoon - enlargedImage 4: Male - foreparts and antennae - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged

Lasiocampa quercus quercus (Oak Eggar) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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