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Euproctis
Euproctis
Insecta
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Annual
Size
Small
Diet
Herbivore
Activity
Nocturnal
Social
Solitary
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
Worldwide
Movement
Flight
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Spines
Status
Common

About

This moth lives in forests and grasslands across almost every continent. Its larvae possess thousands of stinging hairs that detach upon contact to irritate predators.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    egg
    A tiny ribbed egg laid on the underside of a host-plant leaf, hatching within days.
  2. 2.
    caterpillar
    A voracious caterpillar feeds and molts through several instars, growing rapidly.
  3. 3.
    cocoon
    A silk cocoon spun in leaf litter or soil while the body remodels into a winged adult.
  4. 4.
    moth
    A winged adult with feathery antennae and scaled wings, most active after dark.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Erebidae
Genus
Euproctis