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title: "Oak Eggar"
description: "Lasiocampa quercus — Insetti e ragni. The oak eggar (Lasiocampa quercus) is a common moth of the family Lasiocampidae found in Europe and northern and western parts of Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/oak-eggar
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Oak Eggar

> Lasiocampa quercus — Insetti e ragni. The oak eggar (Lasiocampa quercus) is a common moth of the family Lasiocampidae found in Europe and northern and western parts of Asia.

- Scientific name: *Lasiocampa quercus*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 28358
- Wikidata: [Q261053](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q261053)
- iNaturalist taxon: [56582](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/56582)

## Names

- en: Oak Eggar
- de: Eichenspinner
- es: Bómbix del Roble
- fr: Bombyx du Chêne
- nl: Hageheld
- pl: Barczatka dębówka

## Countries with the most observations

FR (6022), GB (4998), IT (3010), ES (1540), DE (1400), AT (1306), CH (962), FI (917), BE (902), DK (846), PT (754), RU (493)

## Summary

The oak eggar (Lasiocampa quercus) is a common moth of the family Lasiocampidae found in Europe and northern and western parts of Asia. It feeds on a variety of plant species (mainly heather and bilberry), and may develop over two years in higher latitudes, where it may be known as the northern eggar. Its specific name quercus refers to the fact that its cocoon generally resembles an acorn, not that its primary food source is oak.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_eggar

## Photo

![Oak Eggar](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/oak-eggar/medium.jpg)

Photo: Crebassa Jason · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58184950

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/oak-eggar?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).