Lasiocampidae Lasiocampinae Eriogastrini Eriogaster (Eriogaster) arbusculae Eriogaster (Eriogaster) lanestris
Eriogaster (Eriogaster) catax (Linnaeus, 1758)
 

Genus: Eriogaster Germar, 1810   Subgenus: Eriogaster Germar, 1810   Original genus: Phalaena Linnaeus, 1758

E. (Eriogaster) catax (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (male), Vivaro (Roma), Italy, October 24, 2009
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
E. (Eriogaster) catax (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (male), Manziana (Roma), Italy, November 1992
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
E. (Eriogaster) catax (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (male), Vivaro (Roma), Italy, November 2, 2002
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
E. (Eriogaster) catax (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (female), Terme di Stigliano (Roma), Italy, November 1993
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
E. (Eriogaster) catax (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larva, Vivaro (Roma), Italy, May 2003
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
E. (Eriogaster) catax (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larva, Monte Terminillo (Rieti), Italy, May 1996
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
E. (Eriogaster) catax (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larvae, Le Pantanacce, Lago di Vico (Viterbo), Italy, May 9, 2004
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)

Foodplants:
Prunus, Crataegus; also Pyrus, Betula, Populus, Ulmus, Berberis

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