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Species Account for Lasiocampa quercus

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Lasiocampa quercus  (Linnaeus, 1758) 66.007
Oak Eggar
Lepidoptera: macromoths: Lasiocampidae

Oak Eggar Cat Copyright: Stephen Rolls

 
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Taxonomic group: larger moths (Lepidoptera: macromoths) - County data

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Verification Grade: Adult:
Adult: Distinctive


Records: 1058
First Record: 1940
Latest Record: 2024

1992-on hectads: 51
Pre-1992 hectads: 31
Total hectads: 53

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Lasiocampa quercus Oak Eggar
Lasiocampa quercus  Oak Eggar
final instar - on Broom
final instar - on Broom
Oak Eggar female 2
Oak Eggar female 2
Oak Eggar female
Oak Eggar female
Oak Eggar 2
Oak Eggar 2
Oak Eggar Cat
Oak Eggar Cat

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Broad Habitat Data (based on 147 records with habitat information)

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Structural Habitat Data (based on 1 records with structural habitat information)

Habitat Detail and Method (based on 1058 records with habitat detail and method information)

Recorded substrate and hydrology for locations with Lasiocampa quercus

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