Lasiocampidae Lasiocampinae Lasiocampini Lasiocampa (Lasiocampa) quercus Macrothylacia rubi
Lasiocampa (Pachygastria) trifolii ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Grass Eggar

Genus: Lasiocampa Schrank, 1802   Subgenus: Pachygastria Schrank, 1802   Original genus: Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758

L. (Pachygastria) trifolii (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (male), Vivaro (Roma), Italy, July 1997
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
L. (Pachygastria) trifolii (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (male), Manziana (Roma), Italy, June 1994
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
L. (Pachygastria) trifolii (© Jens Christian Schou)
Adult (male), Glatved Strand S.f. Grenå, Denmark, July 30, 2002
(Photo by Jens Christian Schou, BioPix)
L. (Pachygastria) trifolii (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (male), Manziana (Roma), Italy, June 1994
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
L. (Pachygastria) trifolii (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (female), Manziana (Roma), Italy, June 1994
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
L. (Pachygastria) trifolii (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (female laying eggs), Manziana (Roma), Italy, June 1994
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
L. (Pachygastria) trifolii (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larva, Roma, Italy, May 1988
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
L. (Pachygastria) trifolii (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larva, Roma, Italy, May 1992
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
L. (Pachygastria) trifolii (© Benoit Martha)
Larva, Chambolles-Musigny, France, May 2003
(Photo by Benoit Martha, Arthropa Website)
L. (Pachygastria) trifolii (© Eduardo Marabuto)
Larva, Beja, Alentejo, Portugal, December 2001
(Photo by Eduardo Marabuto)
L. (Pachygastria) trifolii (© Pietro Niolu)
Larva, Alghero (Sassari), Sardinia, Italy
(Photo by Pietro Niolu, Forum Natura Mediterraneo)
L. (Pachygastria) trifolii (© Paolo Mazzei)
Eggs, Vivaro (Roma), Italy, June 2000
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)

Foodplants:
Gramineae, Festuca ovina, F. polesica, Elymus arenarius, Vicia cracca, Calluna vulgaris

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