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title: "Ringelrups"
description: "Malacosoma neustria — Insecten en spinnen. The lackey moth (Malacosoma neustria) is a moth in the family Lasiocampidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/the-lackey
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ringelrups

> Malacosoma neustria — Insecten en spinnen. The lackey moth (Malacosoma neustria) is a moth in the family Lasiocampidae.

- Scientific name: *Malacosoma neustria*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 11525
- Wikidata: [Q30685](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30685)
- iNaturalist taxon: [354737](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/354737)

## Names

- en: The Lackey
- de: Ringelspinner
- fr: Livrée des arbres
- nl: Ringelrups
- pl: Barczatka pierścieniówka

## Countries with the most observations

FR (2719), GB (2055), DE (1175), ES (607), RU (446), CH (333), DK (322), IT (320), LU (214), NL (211), PL (146), GR (141)

## Summary

The lackey moth (Malacosoma neustria) is a moth in the family Lasiocampidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is common across southern Britain and central Europe. Malacosoma species are notable for their caterpillars which are brightly coloured and form silken tents to regulate their temperature. Malacosoma neustria caterpillars are brown with blue, orange and white stripes. The adults are a fairly uniform brown. The larvae feed mainly on trees and shrubs from within their tents.

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

## Photo

![Ringelrups](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/the-lackey/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jane Concannon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/219991718

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/the-lackey?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).