Species Account for Malacosoma castrensis
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Malacosoma castrensis (Linnaeus, 1758) 66.004 
Ground Lackey
Lepidoptera: macromoths: Lasiocampidae
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Taxonomic group: larger moths (Lepidoptera: macromoths) - County data
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Adult:
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Status: RDB 3
Essex RDB: Listed
Records: 229
First Record: 1912
Latest Record: 2024
1992-on hectads: 16
Pre-1992 hectads: 10
Total hectads: 17
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Malacosoma castrensis Ground Lackey female
Ground Lackey Malacosoma castrensis
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Habitats
Broad Habitat Data (based on 29 records with habitat information)
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Habitat Detail and Method (based on 229 records with habitat detail and method information)
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