Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths) ➔ Family Lasiocampidae (Snout moths or lappet moths)

Malacosoma neustria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ringelspinner Lackey

Synonyms and other combinations:

Phalaena neustria Linnaeus, 1758 [original combination] | Malacosoma mauginii Turati, 1924 |

  • Malacosoma neustria, caterpillar 11381
    Malacosoma neustria (Linnaeus, 1758)  Ringelspinner  Lackey 
    Malacosoma neustria, caterpillar
    DE, SN, Moritzburger Wald, Reichenberg; 2024-05-14 13:51:15
    Image number: 11381, © Steffen Hintersaß
    caterpillar
    DE, SN, Moritzburger Wald, Reichenberg
    2024-05-14 13:51:15

Further vernacular names:
Lackey Moth
Classification:
Malacosoma neustria belongs to the subfamily Malacosomatinae, tribe Malacosomini.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Bestimmungshilfe des Lepiforums