Gynaephora fascelina (Dark Tussock)
Originator: Svein Bekkum
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: Gynaephora
Species: Gynaephora fascelina (Dark Tussock)
Norwegian name: Heibørstespinner
Host plants: Apple (Malus), Aspen and Poplar (Populus), Birch (Betula), Cytisus, Cytisus scoparius, Dandelion (Taraxacum), Heather (Calluna vulgaris), Plantago, Prunus, Rubus, Sorbus, Thrift (Armeria maritima), Willows, Sallows and Osiers (Salix)