TL: (2000 m.)
Habitat
- Dry sunny slopes
- Heathlands, moorlands
- Xerophilous steppes
Similar species
25-48 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyBourovec pryšcový 
DanskRedespinder 
DeutschWolfsmilch-Ringelspinner 
Eesti keelNiidu-rõngakedrik 
EnglishGround Lackey 
FrançaisLivrée des Prés 
LietuviųŽolinis verpikas 
MagyarKutyatejszövő 
NederlandsHeideringelrups 
NorskBåndringspinner 
PolskiBarczatka wilczomleczówka 
SlovenčinaPriadkovec mliečnikový 
SuomeksiNiittyrengaskehrääjä 
SvenskaÄngsringspinnare 
РусскийКоконопряд молочайный
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Apiaceae Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley Asteraceae Achillea millefolium Common Yarrow Asteraceae Artemisia vulgaris Common Mugwort Asteraceae Centaurea jacea Brown Knapweed Asteraceae Centaurea scabiosa Greater Knapweed Caryophyllaceae Silene colorata Cistaceae Helianthemum Rockrose Cistaceae Tuberaria guttata Spotted rock-rose Ericaceae Calluna vulgaris Heather Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia cyparissias Cypress Spurge Fabaceae Dorycnium pentaphyllum Fabaceae Lotus maritimus Fabaceae Onobrychis reuteri Fabaceae Onobrychis viciifolia Sanfoin Fabaceae Trifolium campestre Field clover Fabaceae Trifolium pratense Red clover Fabaceae Vicia cracca Tufted Vetch Fagaceae Quercus rotundifolia Holm oak Plantaginaceae Plantago media Polygonaceae Rumex acetosella Sheep's Sorrel Rosaceae Crataegus Hawthorn Rosaceae Fragaria viridis Rosaceae Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Rosaceae Rubus fruticosus Blackberry Rosaceae Sanguisorba minor Salad Burnet Rosaceae Sanguisorba officinalis Great Burnet Rosaceae Sanguisorba verrucosa Tamaricaceae Tamarix ramosissima Saltcedar
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Malacosoma castrense Linnaeus, 1758
- Subspecies
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Species Author Malacosoma castrensis shardaghi Daniel, Forster & Osthelder, 1951 Malacosoma (Clisiocampa) castrensis castrensis (Linnaeus, 1758) Malacosoma (Clisiocampa) castrensis kirghisicum (Staudinger, 1879) Malacosoma (Clisiocampa) castrensis krymea Sheljuzhko, 1943
- Links
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Language Website Authors 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 Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön Suffolk Moths Tony Prichard Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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