• Macrothylacia rubi, the fox moth, is a lepidopteran belonging to the family Lasiocampidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition...
  • Macrothylacia rubi, the fox moth, is a lepidopteran belonging to the family Lasiocampidae.
  • The Fox Moth (Macrothylacia rubi) is still fairly common in most of Europe especially in dry meadows, (heather) moorland and open woodland.
  • Macrothylacia rubi (Linnaeus, 1758) = Phalaena rubi Linnaeus, 1758 = pygmaea Reuter...
  • Macrothylacia brunnea Lempke, 1937. Macrothylacia cervina Tutt, 1902.
  • Lepidoptera Mundi species detail page: Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae, Macrothylaciini, Macrothylacia rubi.
  • Macrothylacia rubi (Linnaeus, 1758) Brombeerspinner Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi, caterpillar DE, Chemnitz; 2004-09-26 13:51:12 Image number: 1803.
  • The map below shows all records of Fox Moth (Macrothylacia rubi) in the Kent database.
  • Endangerment factors: Besides Dendrolimus pini, Macrothylacia rubi is still the most common large Lasiocampid species in Central Europe.