Image to followAI-generated illustrationMalacosoma neustria
Malacosoma neustria
Family: LasiocampidaeGenus: Malacosomanative in Germany
native in Germany
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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29
Plants
visited
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35
Interactions
documented
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20
Host plants
known
About this species
Malacosoma neustria is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It has been recorded in Great Britain, but the nature of its presence there is not yet fully determined.
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Scientific profile
Recorded in Great Britain via the United Kingdom Species Inventory, this lasiocampid moth has an indeterminate status in the country. No further life-history details are available from the current evidence.
Host plants
20 plants serve as food for the larvae
Populus balsamiferaRosa caninaRibes uva-crispa subsp. reclinatumQuercus ilexMalus domesticaPrunus cerasiferaUlmus glabraCorylus avellanaRubus idaeusPrunus spinosaCrataegus monogynaQuercus cerrisRubus fruticosusBetula pendulaSalix repensCotoneaster horizontalisDasiphora fruticosaPrunus dulcisCrataegus monogynaSyringa vulgaris
Visited plants
9 plants are visited by this species
Salix fragilisQuercus roburPrunus padus subsp. borealisMespilus germanicaHelianthemum nummulariumCalystegia sepiumMalus pumilaAlnus glutinosaMalus sylvestris
Sources & data origin
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
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