Eriogaster lanestris

Taxobox
name = Eriogaster lanestris


image_caption =
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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
unranked_familia = Macrolepidoptera
superfamilia = Lasiocampoidea
familia = Lasiocampidae
subfamilia =
genus = "Eriogaster"
species = "E. lanestris"
binomial = "Eriogaster lanestris"
binomial_authority = Linnaeus, 1758
synonyms =The Small Eggar "(Eriogaster lanestris)" is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is found in most of Europe ranging to the Amur River.

The wingspan is 30-40 mm. The moth flies from March to April depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Prunus spinosa and Crataegus.

External links

* [http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=2646 Small Eggar at UKmoths]
* [http://www.vlindernet.nl/vlindersoort.php?vlinderid=45 Vlindernet nl]
* [http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Lasiocampidae/Elanestris.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium]