Macrothylacia rubi

Macrothylacia rubi, the fox moth, is a lepidopteran belonging to the family Lasiocampidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

Fox moth
Male
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Genus: Macrothylacia
Species:
M. rubi
Binomial name
Macrothylacia rubi
Synonyms
  • Phalaena rubi Linnaeus, 1758
  • Macrothylacia pygmaea Reuter, 1893
  • Macrothylacia rubi ab. transfuga Krulikowsky, 1908
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