Habitat
- Deciduous forests (Oak)
- Fens
- Fresh pine forests
- Heathlands, moorlands
- Mixed forests
- Raised bogs
- Scrub
Similar species
55-70 mm
68-99 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyBourovec dubový 
DanskEgespinder 
DeutschEichenspinner 
Eesti keelTammekedrik 
EnglishOak Eggar 
EspañolLasiocampa del Roble 
FrançaisBombyx du Chêne FrançaisMinime à bandes jaunes 
LietuviųĄžuolinis verpikas 
MagyarTölgyfa-pohók 
NederlandsHageheld 
NorskEikespinner 
PolskiBarczatka dębówka 
SlovenčinaPriadkovec dubový 
SuomeksiTammikehrääjä 
SvenskaEkspinnare 
РусскийКоконопряд дубовый 
ქართულიმუხის პარკხვევია 
زبان_فارسیاگار بلوطی
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Adoxaceae Viburnum lantana Wayfaring Tree Berberidacea Berberis vulgaris Wild Barberry Betulaceae Alnus glutinosa Black Alder Betulaceae Betula humilis Kamchatka birch Betulaceae Betula pubescens Downy Birch Betulaceae Carpinus betulus European Hornbeam Betulaceae Corylus avellana Common Hazel Caprifoliaceae Lonicera periclymenum European Honeysuckle Cornaceae Cornus sanguinea Common Dogwood Elaeagnaceae Hippophae rhamnoides Common Sea-Buckthorn Ericaceae Calluna vulgaris Heather Ericaceae Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry Ericaceae Vaccinium oxycoccus Common Cranberry Ericaceae Vaccinium uliginosum Bog Bilberry Fabaceae Cytisus scoparius Common Broom Fabaceae Genista tinctoria Dyer's Greenweed Fagaceae Quercus Oak Oleaceae Fraxinus excelsior European Ash Oleaceae Ligustrum vulgare Wild Privet Rosaceae Crataegus Hawthorn Rosaceae Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet Rosaceae Prunus padus Bird Cherry Rosaceae Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Rosaceae Rosa canina Dog Rose Rosaceae Rubus fruticosus Blackberry Rosaceae Rubus idaeus Red raspberry Salicaceae Populus Poplar Salicaceae Salix alba White Willow Salicaceae Salix aurita Eared Willow Salicaceae Salix caprea Goat Willow Salicaceae Salix purpurea Purple Willow
- Subspecies
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Species Author Lasiocampa (L.) quercus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) Lasiocampa (L.) quercus sicula (Staudinger, 1861)
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Suffolk Moths Tony Prichard Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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