---
title: "Grass Eggar"
description: "Lasiocampa trifolii — Insetos e aranhas. Lasiocampa trifolii, the grass eggar, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 and found in Europe."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/grass-eggar
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grass Eggar

> Lasiocampa trifolii — Insetos e aranhas. Lasiocampa trifolii, the grass eggar, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 and found in Europe.

- Scientific name: *Lasiocampa trifolii*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados)
- iNaturalist observations: 9086
- Wikidata: [Q261017](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q261017)
- iNaturalist taxon: [335607](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/335607)

## Names

- en: Grass Eggar
- de: Kleespinner
- fr: Bombyx du trèfle
- nl: Kleine hageheld
- pl: Barczatka koniczynówka

## Countries with the most observations

ES (2124), FR (1281), PT (1062), IT (1050), DK (317), DE (288), RU (237), HU (221), AT (200), GB (165), GR (151), NL (107)

## Summary

Lasiocampa trifolii, the grass eggar, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 and found in Europe.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Joan C. Hinojosa · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/118503547

## Machine access

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