Lasiocampidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Lasiocampoidea

Familia: Lasiocampidae
Subfamiliae (5): Chionopsychinae – Chondrosteginae – Lasiocampinae – Macromphaliinae – Poecilocampinae

[source: Zolotuhin et al. (2012)]
Genera not assigned to a subfamily

Afrocesa – Acosmetoptera – Alompra – Ammacosola – Anastrolos – Anchirithra – Apatelopteryx – Apotolype – Archaeopacha – Argonestis – Batatara – Beralade – Bharetta – Bhima – Bombycomorpha – Callopizoma – Caloecia – Catalebeda – Ceratopacha – Chionodiptera – Chrysium – Craspia – Crexa – Crinocraspeda – Cymatopacha – Cryptopacha – Dasychirinula – Diapalpus – Diaphoromorpha – Dicogaster – Dinometa – Dollmania – Edwardsimemna – Endacantha – Epicnapteroides – Epitrabala – Ergolea – Eucraera – Eupagopteryx – Europtera – Eutachyptera – Euwallengrenia – Gastromega – Genduara – Gonobombyx – Gonometa – Gonopacha – Gonotrichidia – Grammodora – Hallicarnia – Haplopacha – Hapsimachogonia – Hecata – Henometa – Heteropacha – Hypopacha – Hypotrabala – Isais – Isostigena – Karenkonia – Kosala – Labedera – Laeliopsis – Lajonquierea – Lamprantaugia – Leptometa – Malacostola – Mallocampa – Melopla – Mesera – Mesocelis – Metajana – Metanastria – Micropacha – Mimopacha – Napta – Neoborocera – Neurochyta – Norapidia – Ochanella – Ochrochroma – Ocinaropsis – Odontocheilopteryx – Odontocraspis – Odontogama – Odontopacha – Oplometa – Opsirhina – Pachymetoides – Pachypasoides – Paradoxopla – Pararguda – Pehria – Pellecebra – Pernattia – Phaedria – Phoberopsis – Pompeja – Pseudoborocera – Pseudolyra – Pseudophyllodes – Ptyssophlebia – Quadrina – Radhica – Raphipeza – Rhinobombyx – Rhynchobombyx – Schausinna – Scythropa – Selena – Soligena – Somadasys – Sphinta – Sporostigena – Strumella – Syrastrena – Syrastrenoides – Takanea – Taragama – Tolytia – Tragoptyssa – Trichiurana – Trichopisthia – Tytocha – Voracia
Name

Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841.
References

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Vernacular names
беларуская: Коканапрады
日本語: カレハガ科
српски / srpski: Коконопреље
中文: 枯叶蛾科

The Lasiocampidae are a family of moths also known as eggars, snout moths (although this also refers to the Pyralidae), or lappet moths. Over 2,000 species occur worldwide, and probably not all have been named or studied.

Etymology

Their common name "snout moths" comes from the unique protruding mouth parts of some species which resemble a large nose. They are called "lappet moths" due to the decorative skin flaps found on the caterpillar's prolegs. The name "eggars" comes from the neat egg-shaped cocoons of some species. The scientific name is from the Greek lasio (wooly) and campa (caterpillar).
Description

Caterpillars of this family are large and are most often hairy, especially on their sides. Most have skin flaps on their prolegs and a pair of dorsal glands on their abdomens. They feed on leaves of many different trees and shrubs, and often use these same plants to camouflage their cocoons. Some species are called tent caterpillars due to their habit of living together in nests spun of silk.

As adults, the moths in this family are large bodied with broad wings and may still have the characteristic elongated mouth parts, or have reduced mouthparts and not feed as adults. They are either diurnal or nocturnal. Females lay a large number of eggs which are flat in appearance and either smooth or slightly pitted. In tent caterpillars, the eggs are deposited in masses and covered with a material that hardens in air. Females are generally larger and slower than the males, but the sexes otherwise resemble each other. Moths are typically brown or grey, with hairy legs and bodies.

A family of moths mostly of large size. Palpi porrect and generally large; proboscis absent; eyes small; antennae bipectinate in both sexes; legs generally with minute terminal pairs of spurs to mid and hind tibia and rather hairy. Fore wing with vein 1a not forked with b; 1c rarely present; the cell medial in position; veins 6 and 7 from the angle; veins 9 and 10 always stalked and from beyond the angle. Hind wing with two internal veins; 6 and 7 arising very near the base; 8 curved and almost touching 7 or connected with it by a bar, thus forming a precostal cell; accessory costal veinlets generally present. Frenulum absent. Larva with lateral downwardly-directed tufts if hair, and often subdorsal tufts or dorsal humps on anterior somites thickly clothed with hair. Cocoon closely woven of silk and hair.
— The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I[1]

Taxa

Subfamily Chionopsychinae (one genus, two species)

Subfamily Chondrosteginae (two genera)

Subfamily Lasiocampinae (130 genera)

Tribe Gastropachini (previously subfamily Gastropachinae)
American lappet moth, Phyllodesma americana
Riley's lappet moth, Heteropacha rileyana
Tribe Lasiocampini
Tribe Malacosomatini
Eastern tent caterpillar, Malacosoma americanum
Forest tent caterpillar, Malacosoma disstrium
Western tent caterpillar, Malacosoma californicum

Subfamily Macromphaliinae (15 genera)

Euglyphis lankesteri
Larch moth, Tolype laricis
Tolype dayi
Velleda lappet moth, or large tolype Tolype velleda
Titya synoecura

Subfamily Poecilocampinae (two genera)

Genera incertae sedis

Bhima
Borocera
Nesara