Species: Pale Tussock (Calliteara pudibunda)

Norwegian name: Bøkebørstespinner

Host plants: Birch (Betula), Common Beech (Fagus sylvatica), Oak (Quercus sp.)

Systematics :

KingdomAnimals (Animalia)
Phylum Articulate animals (Arthropoda)
Klasse  Insects (Insecta)
Order   Moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Group    Macro-moths («Macro-heterocera»)
Family     Praktfly (Erebidae)
Subfamily      Børstespinnere (Lymantrinae)
Genus       Calliteara
Species        Pale Tussock (Calliteara pudibunda)