Brown-tail

Brown-tail

Taxobox
name = Brown-tail


image_width = 240px
image_caption = Brown-tail larvae on tent
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Lymantriidae
genus = "Euproctis"
species = "E. chrysorrhoea"
binomial = "Euproctis chrysorrhoea"
binomial_authority = Linnaeus, 1758The Brown-tail ("Euproctis chrysorrhoea") is a moth of the family Lymantriidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.

The wings of this species are pure white, as is the body, apart from a tuft of brown hairs at the end of the abdomen. The brown colouration extends along most of the back of the abdomen in the male. In the female, the back of the abdomen is white but the tuft of brown hairs is much bigger. Ths wingspan is 36-42 mm. The species flies at night in July and August ref|flight_season and is attracted to light.

The larva is brown with red and white markings and is very hairy. These hairs break off very easily and are extremely irritating to the skin. These hairs provide protection for this species throughout its life cycle: The larva incorporates some into the cocoon within which it pupates; the emerging adult female collects some on its tail and uses it to camouflage and protect the eggs as they are laid. At no stage of its life cycle should this species be handled without protective gloves. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/6661255.stm] The species overwinters communally as larvae within a tough silken tent. In areas where the species is abundant, these tents are a familiar sight and can be seen on a huge range of plants (see list below).

# "The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range."

Recorded food plants

*"Acacia"
*"Acer" - Maple
*"Amelanchier"
*"Arctium" - Burdock
*"Betula" - Birch
*"Carya" - Hickory
*"Castanea" - Chestnut
*"Chaenomeles" - Flowering Quince ("Japonica")
*"Crataegus" - Hawthorn
*"Cydonia" - Quince
*"Fagus" - Beech
*"Forsythia"
*"Fragaria" - Strawberry
*"Fraxinus" - Ash
*"Geranium" - Cranesbill
*"Gossypium" - Cotton plant
*"Hippophae" - Sea-buckthorn
*"Juglans" - Walnut
*"Malus" - Apple
*"Myrica"
*"Parthenocissus" - Virginia Creeper
*"Plantago" - Plantain
*"Populus" - Poplar
*"Prunus"
*"Pyrus" - Pear
*"Quercus" - Oak
*"Rheum" - Rhubarb
*"Ribes" - Currant
*"Robinia"
*"Rosa" - Rose
*"Rubus"
*"Rumex" - Dock
*"Salix" - Willow
*"Sambucus" - Elder
*"Sorbus"
*"Spiraea"
*"Tilia" - Lime
*"Trifolium" - Clover
*"Ulmus" - Elm
*"Viburnum"
*"Vitis" - Grape
*"Weigela"
*"Wisteria"

External links

* [http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/lymantriidae/euproctis/index.html#chrysorrhoea Brown-tail at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera pages]
* [http://moineaudeparis.com/Insectes/Lepidopteres/Euproctis_Chrysorrhoea/ Brown-tail at moineaudeparis.com]

References

*Chinery, Michael "Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe" 1986 (Reprinted 1991)
*Skinner, Bernard "Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles" 1984


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