TL: Europe
Habitat
- Deciduous forests (Oak)
- Oak forests
20-23 mm
31-36 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyBourovčík toulavý 
DanskEge-processionsspinder 
DeutschEichen-Prozessionsspinner 
EnglishOak Processionary EnglishOak Processionea 
EspañolProcesionaria de la Encina 
FrançaisProcessionnaire du Chêne 
MagyarTölgyfa-búcsújárólepke 
NederlandsEikenprocessierups 
PolskiKorowódka dębowa 
SlovenčinaPriadkovček dubový 
SuomeksiTammenkulkuekehrääjä 
SvenskaEkprocessionsspinnare
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Fagaceae Quercus cerris Turkey Oak Fagaceae Quercus dalechampii Fagaceae Quercus frainetto Hungarian oak Fagaceae Quercus petraea Sessile Oak Fagaceae Quercus pubescens Downy Oak Fagaceae Quercus robur Pedunculate oak Fagaceae Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak Fagaceae Quercus trojana Macedonian Oak
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Thaumetopoea luctifica Staudinger & Rebel, 1901
- Links
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Language Website Authors Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner 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 UK Moths Ian Kimber
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