Macrothylacia rubi

Taxobox | name = Fox moth


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image_caption = "Macrothylacia rubi"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Lasiocampidae
subfamilia = Lasiocampinae
genus = "Macrothylacia"
species = "M. rubi"
binomial = "Macrothylacia rubi"
binomial_authority = Linnaeus, 1758

"Macrothylacia rubi", the fox moth, is a lepidopteran belonging to the family of Lasiocampidae. They are found from Western Europe to Central Asia. The wingspan of the male is 18 to 25 millimetres. They take flight from May to July, and live in open woodlands and prairies, inhabitant many different species.

Sources

*cite book |author=P. C. Rougeot & P. Viette |year=1978 |title=Guide des papillons nocturnes d'Europe et d'Afrique du Nord |publisher=Delachaux et Niestlé (Lausanne) |language=French

External links

*cite web |url=http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1638 |publisher=UK moths |author=Ian Kimber |year=2006 |title=Fox Moth "Macrothylacia rubi"