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Lasiocampa quercus (Oak Eggar)

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Lasiocampa quercus, the oak eggar, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae found in Europe and the British Isles. The wingspan is 45–75 mm. The females are larger than the males. The moth flies from May to September depending on the location. Their hairs can cause a violent itching skin allergy in some people. The larvae feed on Larix, Betula, Salix and Rubus species. \n* Mating \n* Caterpillar \n* Pupa \n* Male \n* Male, both sides MHNT \n* Female, both side - MHNT
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1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
2HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0