Lasiocampa (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Lasiocampidae: eggars.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Lasiocampa quercus is a moth species of the family Lasiocampidae, also known as the least eggar or western eggar.
- Lasiocampa trifolii, or the grass eggar, is a moth species in the family Lasiocampidae and in the order Lepidoptera.
- Eggs of the Lasiocampa pioneri are laid on oak trees, and the larvae cause damage to the tree leaves.
- Lasiocampa is the type genus of the Lasiocampidae family, which comprises a group of moths commonly known as eggars or snout moths.
- The scientific name Lasiocampa serrula is given to the red-tipped eggar, a moth species that feeds on oak leaves.