66.005 Small Eggar Copyright Martin Evans
66.005 Small Eggar female Copyright Martin Evans
66.005 Small Eggar larva 25mm Copyright Martin Evans
66.005 Small Eggar larva 26mm Copyright Martin Evans
Distribution map Copyright Martin Evans
Life stages table Copyright Martin Evans 66.005 Small Eggar Copyright Martin Evans

Lasiocampidae

66.005 Small Eggar Eriogaster lanestris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Notable B

Similar species:

Forewing: 15 to 21mm

Habitats: Hedgerows and scattered scrub.

Habits: The moth comes to light.

Foodplant: The mainly nocturnal larva feeds gregariously from a silk web until its final instar. The larva basks on the web. It feeds on Hawthorn or Blackthorn and also Spindle, Dog Rose, elms, apples or Grey Willow. It pupates in a hard brown cocoon usually near the ground.