Malacosoma castrensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Ground Lackey)

Interactions where Malacosoma castrensis is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
larva is endoparasitoid host of maybe gregarious larva Exorista fasciata a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Exorista fasciata/Exorista fasciataa parasitoid flymaybe gregariouslarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lasiocampidae/Malacosoma castrensis/Malacosoma castrensisground lackeylarva maybe gregarious larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Goniocera versicolor Lackey Botherer Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Goniocera versicolor/Goniocera versicolorlackey bothererlarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lasiocampidae/Malacosoma castrensis/Malacosoma castrensisground lackeylarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva ForeignQuestionable Peleteria rubescens a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Peleteria rubescens/Peleteria rubescensa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lasiocampidae/Malacosoma castrensis/Malacosoma castrensisground lackey?larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Malacosoma castrensis (Ground Lackey) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Malacosoma castrensis (Ground Lackey) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMalacosoma castrensis (Ground Lackey)
GenusMalacosoma (a genus of moths)
TribeMalacosomatini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyMALACOSOMATINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyLASIOCAMPIDAE (lackeys and eggars)
SuperfamilyLASIOCAMPOIDEA (lackeys and eggars)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Malacosoma castrensis (Ground Lackey)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Cadbury, J. 2002 Larvae of the Ground Lackey Moth Vol 14, No. 2 Page: 105
Glover, B. 2004 Larvae of the Ground Lackey moth… Vol 15, No. 6 Page: 399

Malacosoma castrensis (Ground Lackey) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Malacosoma castrensis (Ground Lackey):

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