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Ground Lackey

Malacosoma castrensis

52Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
3Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May2
Jun2
Jul13
Aug34
Sep1
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Kent England34
2Suffolk England11
3Essex England7
52 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
52
Peak month
August
Counties with records
3
Scientific name
Malacosoma castrensis
Group
Butterflies and moths
Conservation designations
GB Red List (pre-1994 criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Lasiocampidae
Genus
Malacosoma
Name with authority
Malacosoma castrensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1535329 · GBIF 5101678