BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Orgyia antiqua (Linnaeus, 1758) (Vapourer Moth)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon	Summary	Date	Vice-county	Country
Orgyia antiqua	Larva	25 June 2006	East Sussex	England		7
Orgyia antiqua	Larva	1 September 2002	Berks	England	11
Orgyia antiqua	Larva	29 August 1977	East Sussex	England	3
Orgyia antiqua	Male imago	15 September 1974	(Yorks)	England	2
Orgyia antiqua	Larva	21 July 1971	East Sussex	England	1
Orgyia antiqua	Ovum	9 November 1969		United Kingdom	1
Orgyia antiqua	Ovum	29 June 1968	East Sussex	England	1

Suggested Literature

Orgyia antiqua may be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Orgyia antiqua is associated with:

	caterpillar	Buddleja - butterfly bushes (Buddlejaceae)	caterpillar grazes on live leaf		Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
	caterpillar	Ericaceae - heaths and heathers	caterpillar grazes on live leaf		Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
	caterpillar	Rhododendron - rhododendrons and azaleas (Ericaceae)	caterpillar grazes on live leaf		Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
	caterpillar	Ceanothus - California lilacs (Rhamnaceae)	caterpillar grazes on live leaf		Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
	caterpillar	Crataegus - hawthorns (Rosaceae)	caterpillar grazes on live leaf		Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
	caterpillar	Malus sylvestris sens.str. - Crab Apple (Rosaceae)	caterpillar grazes on live leaf		Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
	caterpillar	Prunus - plums and cherries (Rosaceae)	caterpillar grazes on live leaf		Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998 [flowering cherries]
	caterpillar	Pyracantha - firethorns (Rosaceae)	caterpillar grazes on live leaf		Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
	caterpillar	Rosa - roses (Rosaceae)	caterpillar grazes on live leaf		Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998

There may be more taxa associated with Orgyia antiqua listed at higher taxonomic level

Associated with Orgyia antiqua:

	larva	larva is endoparasitoid host of larva	Compsilura concinnata - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae)		Belshaw, R., 1993 [NHM]
	larva	larva is endoparasitoid host of larva	Carcelia atricosta - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae)		Belshaw, R., 1993
	larva	larva is endoparasitoid host of larva	Carcelia rasa - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae)		Belshaw, R., 1993
	larva	larva is endoparasitoid host of larva	Nilea hortulana - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae)		Belshaw, R., 1993
	larva	larva is endoparasitoid host of larva	Pales pavida - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae)		Belshaw, R., 1993 [BCM]

Orgyia antiqua may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

References