Lackey moth

id: lackey-moth-269-13960511
title: Lackey moth
text: The lackey moth is a moth in the family Lasiocampidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is common across southern Britain and central Europe. Malacosoma species are notable for their caterpillars which are brightly coloured and form silken tents to regulate their temperature. Malacosoma neustria caterpillars are brown with blue, orange and white stripes. The adults are a fairly uniform brown. The larvae feed mainly on trees and shrubs from w
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description: Species of moth
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lackey_moth
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date modified: 2021-10-10T10:41:18Z
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image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Malacosoma_neustria_adult.jpg","width":1632,"height":1224}
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