Lackey moth
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 Malacosoma neustria. (Julian Alps, Slovenia.)
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| Malacosoma neustria (Linnaeus, 1758) |
The Lackey moth, or Malacosoma neustria is a member of the Malacosoma genus, common across southern Britain and central europe. The Malacosoma genus is notable for its caterpillars which are brightly coloured, and form silken tents to regulate their temperature. Malacosoma neustria caterpillars are brown with blue, orange and white stripes. The adults are a fairly uniform brown. The larvae feed mainly on trees and shrubs from within then tents.
In Britain the flight period is from July to August.
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