Macrothylacia rubi

Fox moth
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Genus: Macrothylacia
Species:
M. rubi
Binomial name
Macrothylacia rubi
Synonyms
  • Phalaena rubi Linnaeus, 1758
  • Macrothylacia pygmaea Reuter, 1893
  • Macrothylacia rubi ab. transfuga Krulikowsky, 1908

Macrothylacia rubi, the fox moth, is a lepidopteran belonging to the family Lasiocampidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.[1]

  1. ^ "Taxon profile: species: Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi (Linnaeus, 1758)]". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 28 August 2023.