Lasiocampidae (Family)

Overview

The Lasiocampidae family of moths are also known as eggars, snout moths or lappet moths. There are over 2000 species worldwide, and probably not all have been named or studied.

Their common name 'snout moths' comes from their unique protruding mouth parts of some species that resemble a large nose. They are called 'lappet moths' due to the decorative skin flaps found on the caterpillar's prolegs. The name 'eggars' comes from the neat egg-shaped cocoons of some species. From the Greek lasio (wooly) campa (caterpillar).

Caterpillars of this family are large in size and are most often hairy, especially on their sides. Most have skin flaps on their prolegs and a pair of dorsal glands on their abdomen. They feed on leaves of many different trees and shrubs and often use these same plants to camouflage their cocoons. Some species are called Tent caterpillars due to their habit of living together in nests spun of silk.

As adults, the moths in this family are large bod ied with broad wings and may still have the characteristic elongated mouth parts, or have reduced mouthparts and not feed as adults. They are either diurnal or nocturnal. Females lay a large number of eggs which are flat in appearance and either smooth or slightly pitted. In tent caterpillars, the eggs are deposited in masses and covered with a material that hardens in air. Females are generally larger and slower than the males, but the sexes otherwise resemble each other. Moths are typically brown or grey, with hairy legs and bodies.

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Subfamily Chionopsychinae (1 genus, 2 species)

Subfamily Chondrosteginae (2 genera)

Subfamily Lasiocampinae (130 genera)

Tribe Gastropachini (previously subfamily Gastropachinae)
- American lappet moth, Phyllodesma americana
- Riley's lappet moth, Heteropacha rileyana
Tribe Lasiocampini
Tribe Malacosomatini
- Eastern tent caterpillar, Malacosoma americanum
- Forest tent caterpillar, Malacosoma disstrium
- Western tent caterpillar, Malacosoma californicum

Subfamily Macromphalinae (15 genera)

Euglyphis lankesteri
Larch moth, Tolype laricis
Tolype dayi
Velleda lappet moth, or Large Tolype Tolype velleda
Titya synoecura

Subfamily Poecilocampinae (2 genera)

Genera incertae sedis

Trabala
Nesara

References

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Fitzgerald, Terrence D.1995.The tent caterpillars. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, N.Y.
L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz. 2003 onwards.British Insects: the Families of Lepidoptera.Version: 17 May 2005.[1]
Maier, C.T., C.R. Lemmon, J.M. Fengler, D.F. Schweitzer, and R.C. Reardon.2004. Caterpillars on the Foliage of Conifers in the Northeastern United States.. Morgantown, WV: USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team

External links

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Fauna Eur opaea Lasiocampidae
Family Lasiocampidae at Lepidoptera.pro
Vadim Zolotuhin & Erik J. van Nieukerken Fauna Europaea experts
European Lasiocampidae

Taxonomy

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The Family Lasiocampidae is a member of the Superfamily Bombycoidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Lasiocampidae:

Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
    - Branch: Protostomia Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda
        Class: Insecta C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia
        Infraclass: Pterygota - Winged Insects
        Cohort: Myoglossata
        Order: Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 - Butterflies and Moths
        Infraorder: Heteroneura - a genus of Longhorned Beetles (Cerambycidae)
        Superfamily: Bombycoidea
        Family: Lasiocampidae - Tent Caterpillar and Lappet Moths

The Family Lasiocampidae is further organized into finer groupings including:

Subfamily (4): Gastropachinae · Lasiocampinae · Macromphaliinae · Thripinae
Tribe (2): Diapensieae · Laspeyresiini
Genus (177): Acosmetoptera · Alompra · Amurilla · Anadiasa · Anastrolos · Anchirithra · Apatelopteryx · Apotolype · Archaeopacha · Arguda · Artace · Aspiducha · Batatara · Beralade · Bharetta · Bhima · Bombycomorpha · Bombycopsis · Borocera · Callopizoma · Caloecia · Catalebeda · Chilena · Chionodiptera · Chionopsyche · Chondrostega · Chondrostegoides · Chonopla · Chrysium · Chrysopsyche · Closterothrix · Cosmeptera · Cosmotriche · Craspia · Crexa · Crinocraspeda · Cyclophragma · Cymatopacha · Dasychirinula · Dendrolimus · Diapalpus · Diaphoromorpha · Dicogaster · Dinometa · Dollmania · Edwardsimemna · Endacantha · Entometa · Epicnapteroides · Epitrabala · Ergolea · Eriogaster · Eteinopla · Eucraera · Euglyphis · Eupagopteryx · Europtera · Eutachyptera · Euthrix · Euwallengrenia · Gastromega · Gastropacha · Gastroplakaeis · Genduara · Gloveria · Gonobombyx · Gonometa · Gonopacha · Gonotrichidia · Grammodora · Hallicarnia · Haplopacha · Henometa · Heteropacha · Hypopacha · Hypotrabala · Isais · Isostigena · Karenkonia · Kosala · Kunugia · Labedera · Laeliopsis · Lajonquierea · Lamprantaugia · Lasiocampa · Lebeda · Lechriolepis · Leipoxais · Lenodora · Leptometa · Lerodes · Libanopacha · Macromphalia · Macrothylacia · Malacosoma · Malacostola · Mallocampa · Melopla · Mesera · Mesocelis · Metajana · Metanastria · Micropacha · Mimopacha · Napta · Neoborocera · Nesara · Neurochyta · Norapidia · Ochanella · Ochrochroma · Ocinaropsis · Odonestis · Odontocheilopteryx · Odontocraspis · Odontogama · Odontopacha · Opisthodontia · Oplometa · Opsirhina · Pachymeta · Pachymetana · Pachymetoides · Pachypasa · Pachypasoides · Paradoxopla · Paralebeda · Pararguda · Pehria · Pernattia · Phaedria · Philotherma · Philudoria · Phoberopsis · Phoenicladocera · Phyllodesma · Pinara · Poecilocampa · Pompeja · Porela · Prorifrons · Pseudoborocera · Pseudolyra · Pseudometa · Pseudophyllodes · Ptyssophlebia · Quadrina · Radhica · Raphipeza · Rhinobombyx · Rhynchobombyx · Schausinna · Sena · Somadasys · Sphinta · Sporostigena · Stenophatna · Streblote · Strumella · Suana · Sunnepha · Symphyta · Syrastrena · Syrastrenoides · Syrastrenopsis · Takanea · The · Tolype · Tolytia · Trabala · Trichiura · Trichiurana · Trichopisthia · Tytocha · Velleda · Voracia
Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 2,934 species and subspecies in the Family Lasiocampidae.

Genera

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Acosmetoptera

Acosmetoptera is a genus of Moth in the family Lasiocampidae. [more]

Alompra

Alompra is a genus of Moth in the family Lasiocampidae. [more]

Lasiocampidae

Overview

References

External links

Taxonomy

Genera

Acosmetoptera

Alompra

Amurilla

Anadiasa

Anastrolos

Anchirithra

Apatelopteryx

Apotolype

Archaeopacha

Arguda

Artace

Aspiducha

Batatara

Beralade

Bharetta

Bhima

Bombycomorpha

Bombycopsis

Borocera

Callopizoma

Caloecia

Catalebeda

Chilena

Chionodiptera

Chionopsyche

Chondrostega

Chondrostegoides

Chonopla

Chrysium

Chrysopsyche

Closterothrix

Cosmeptera

Cosmotriche

Craspia

Crexa

Crinocraspeda

Cyclophragma

Cymatopacha

Dasychirinula

Dendrolimus

Diapalpus

Diaphoromorpha

Dicogaster

Dinometa

Dollmania

Edwardsimemna

Endacantha

Entometa

Epicnapteroides

Epitrabala

Ergolea

Eriogaster

Eteinopla

Eucraera

Euglyphis

Eupagopteryx

Europtera

Eutachyptera

Euthrix

Euwallengrenia

Gastromega

Gastropacha

Gastroplakaeis

Genduara

Gloveria

Gonobombyx

Gonometa

Gonopacha

Gonotrichidia

Grammodora

Hallicarnia

Haplopacha

Henometa

Heteropacha