Species: Small Eggar (Eriogaster lanestris)
Norwegian name: Bjørkespinner
Host plants: Alder (Alnus), Apple (Malus), Asalslekta (Sorbus), Aspen and Poplar (Populus), Birch (Betula), Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), Bærlyngslekta (Vaccinium), Common Hazel (Corylus avellana), Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster), Hawthorn (Crataegus), Kirsebærslekta (Prunus), Lime (Tilia), Oak (Quercus), Roseslekta (Rosa), Willows, Sallows and Osiers (Salix)
Norwegian Red List (2021): Near Threatened
Systematics :
| Kingdom | Animals (Animalia) | ||||||||
| Phylum | Articulate animals (Arthropoda) | ||||||||
| Klasse | Insects (Insecta) | ||||||||
| Order | Moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) | ||||||||
| Group | Macro-moths («Macro-heterocera») | ||||||||
| Family | Eggars (Lasiocampidae) | ||||||||
| Subfamily | Lasiocampinae | ||||||||
| Genus | Eriogaster | ||||||||
| Species | Small Eggar (Eriogaster lanestris) | ||||||||
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