Eriogaster lanestris Linnaeus, 1758
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Eriogaster lanestris Linnaeus, 1758
- Name authority
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Lasiocampidae
- Genus
- Eriogaster
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
- superfamilyLasiocampoidea Harris, 1841
- familyLasiocampidae Harris, 1841
- subfamilyLasiocampinae Harris, 1841
- genusEriogaster Germar, 1810
- speciesEriogaster lanestris Linnaeus, 1758
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eriogaster. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eriogaster acanthophylli (Christoph, 1882) | LasiocampidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eriogaster arbusculae Freyer, 1843 | LasiocampidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eriogaster philippsi Bartel, 1911 | LasiocampidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eriogaster senecta (Graeser, 1888) | LasiocampidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Eriogaster obsoleta Cockayne, 1944 Cockayne, 1944 | synonym |
| Eriogaster hungarica Daniel, 1935 Daniel, 1935 | synonym |
| Eriogaster macedonica Silbernagel, 1944 Silbernagel, 1944 | synonym |
| Eriogaster montana Trawöger, 1956 Trawöger, 1956 | synonym |
| Bombyx aavasaksae Teich, 1881 Teich, 1881 | synonym |
| Eriogaster deleta Cockayne, 1950 Cockayne, 1950 | synonym |
| Eriogaster nigrosuffusa Smith, 1954 Smith, 1954 | synonym |
| Eriogaster quadrangulata Rebel, 1910 Rebel, 1910 | synonym |
| Eriogaster radiata Perrier, 1957 Perrier, 1957 | synonym |
| Eriogaster rufomarginata Closs & Hannemann, 1917 Closs & Hannemann, 1917 | synonym |
| Rebel obsoleta Tutt, 1910 Tutt, 1910 | synonym |
| Bombyx rueckbeili Graeser, 1892 Graeser, 1892 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Linnaeus, & Carolus. (1758). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. 1, 824. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3B4GZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.