Trichiura crataegi (Pale Eggar)
Originator: Frode Falkenberg
Systematics :
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Articulate animals)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (Moths and butterflies)
Group: «Macro-heterocera» (Macro-moths)
Family: Lasiocampidae (Eggars)
Subfamily: Lasiocampinae
Genus: Trichiura
Species: Trichiura crataegi (Pale Eggar)
Norwegian name: Hagtornspinner
Host plants: Alder (Alnus), Aspen and Poplar (Populus), Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), Birch (Betula), Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), Calluna, Elm (Ulmus), Hawthorn (Crataegus), Hazel (Corylus), Heather (Calluna vulgaris), Prunus, Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia), Sorbus, Vaccinium, Willows, Sallows and Osiers (Salix)