Butterfly or moth
Lackey
Malacosoma neustria · Lasiocampidae · Lepidoptera
Best monthsMay–Julmost records
Records812in 3 countries
Most seen inLuxembourg797 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Lackey in brief
The lackey (Malacosoma neustria) is a butterfly or moth of the Lasiocampidae family — species of insect.
Across the 3 countries we cover it has 812 published records, most of them from Luxembourg, Kosovo and North Korea. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in May, June and July and fall to their lowest in March and September.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Luxembourg797 records · best Jul, Jun
Kosovo13 records · best May, Jun
North Korea2 records · best May, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.