Orgyia antiquoides

Systematics :

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Articulate animals)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (Moths and butterflies)
Group: «Macro-heterocera» (Macro-moths)
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Lymantrinae
Genus: Orgyia
Species: Orgyia antiquoides

Norwegian name: Lyngbørstespinner

Host plants: Bog Bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum), Bog Myrtle (Myrica gale), Bog-rosemary (Andromeda polifolia), Calluna, Cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus), Cross-leaved Heath (Erica tetralix), Crowberry (Empetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum), Empetrum nigrum, Erica, Genista tinctoria, Heather (Calluna vulgaris), Myrica, Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia), Rubus, Vaccinium, Willows, Sallows and Osiers (Salix)