Euthrix potatoria

(Euthrix potatoria)

Description

Euthrix potatoria, the drinker, is an orange-brown moth of the family Lasiocampidae. The species' common and scientific names derive from the larva's supposed drinking of drops of dew.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Lasiocampidae
Genus:Euthrix
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