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navigate by keyword : adults are blue brightly britain brown caterpillar caterpillars central coloured common europe fairly family feed form lackey larvae lasiocampidae mainly malacosoma moth neustria notable orange regulate shrubs silken southern species stripes temperature tents their trees uniform which white |
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The lackey moth, Malacosoma neustria is a moth in the family Lasiocampidae. It is common across southern Britain and central Europe. Malacosoma species are notable for their caterpillars which are brightly coloured and form silken tents to regulate their temperature. Malacosoma neustria caterpillars are brown with blue, orange and white stripes. The adults are a fairly uniform brown. The larvae feed mainly on trees and shrubs from within their tents. |
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