page_title: List of moths of Great Britain (Lasiocampidae)
hierarchical_section_title: List of moths of Great Britain (Lasiocampidae)
caption_attribution_description: Lasiocampa quercus, male
context_page_description: The family Lasiocampidae comprises the eggar moths, of which 10 are resident species in Great Britain, one probably extinct and one probably an immigrant:
  Poecilocampa populi, December moth — throughout
  Trichiura crataegi, pale eggar — throughout ‡*
  Eriogaster lanestris, small eggar — south, central
  Malacosoma neustria, lackey — south, central and north ‡*
  Malacosoma castrensis, ground lackey — south-east, south-west
  Lasiocampa trifolii, grass eggar — south, west-central
  Lasiocampa trifolii f. flava — south-east
  Lasiocampa quercus, oak eggar
  Lasiocampa quercus quercus — south, central
  Lasiocampa quercus f. callunae — north, west
  Macrothylacia rubi, fox moth — throughout
  Dendrolimus pini, pine-tree lappet — rare immigrant
  Euthrix potatoria, drinker — south, central, north-west
  Phyllodesma ilicifolia, small lappet — presumed extinct
  Gastropacha quercifolia, lappet — south, east-central
  Species listed in the 2007 UK Biodiversity Action Plan are indicated by a double-dagger symbol —species so listed for research purposes only are also indicated with an asterisk.
context_section_description: The family Lasiocampidae comprises the eggar moths, of which 10 are resident species in Great Britain, one probably extinct and one probably an immigrant:
  Poecilocampa populi, December moth — throughout
  Trichiura crataegi, pale eggar — throughout (vulnerable) ‡*
  Eriogaster lanestris, small eggar — south, central (Nationally Scarce B)
  Malacosoma neustria, lackey — south, central (common) and north (scattered) (Vulnerable) ‡*
  Malacosoma castrensis, ground lackey — south-east, south-west (Nationally Scarce A)
  Lasiocampa trifolii, grass eggar — south, west-central (Nationally Scarce A)
  Lasiocampa trifolii f. flava (pale grass eggar) — south-east (Red Data Book)
  Lasiocampa quercus, oak eggar
  Lasiocampa quercus quercus — south, central
  Lasiocampa quercus f. callunae (northern eggar) — north, west
  Macrothylacia rubi, fox moth — throughout
  Dendrolimus pini, pine-tree lappet — rare immigrant
  Euthrix potatoria, drinker — south, central, north-west
  Phyllodesma ilicifolia, small lappet — presumed extinct
  Gastropacha quercifolia, lappet — south, east-central
  Species listed in the 2007 UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) are indicated by a double-dagger symbol (‡)—species so listed for research purposes only are also indicated with an asterisk (‡*).
caption: Oak eggar
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