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| 19th June 2011, Laide Community Wood, Wester Ross. | Photo: © John Brailsford |
| So named because the larval stage has a habit of sipping dew. |
| 19th June 2011, Laide Community Wood, Wester Ross. | Photo: © John Brailsford |
| This is probably a male, which are much darker than the females |
| 19th June 2011, Laide Community Wood, Wester Ross. | Photo: © John Brailsford |
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Some similarities to : Slight resemblance to : Superficial resemblance to : Lookee-Likees : Uniquely identifiable characteristics Distinguishing Feature : The Lasiocampidae Family to which Lappet and Eggar moths such as this belong have characteristic large and feathery, comb-like, antennae. They are all heavily built and hairy. The insects of this family, having no tongue, cannt feed, hence the drinking of sap. ANY TEXT GOES HERE |