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Pale Eggar
Trichiura crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lasiocampidae: Poecilocampinae
1632 / 66.002
Photo © Lynnette Nicholson, Mark Golley,  16/08/2022 - Cley

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Oak Processionary
Thaumetopoea processionea
Forewing: 14-17mm
Flight: August - September
Foodplant:   Birches, Blackthorn, Hawthorns
Red List: Vulnerable (VU)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
Status
Local. Well recorded in recent years.
Heathland and the edges of woodland.
One of the smaller members of the Lasiocampidae

Recorded in 47 (64%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1873.
Last Recorded in 2025.
Additional Stats
Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
10/05/2025128TF81Litcham
26/04/2025228TL79Foulden
08/09/2024128TF63Snettisham / Ingoldisthorpe
08/09/2024128TF92Stibbard
07/09/2024128TF83North Creake
07/09/2024127TG02Hindolveston
07/09/2024128TF63Snettisham / Ingoldisthorpe
07/09/2024127TG13Hempstead
06/09/2024128TF74Holme NNR
06/09/2024127TG20Stoke Holy Cross
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