bristly bearberry vs lackey moth

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Malacosoma neustria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	lackey moth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Ericaceae	Lasiocampidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Malacosoma
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Malacosoma neustria

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

lackey moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	lackey moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bristly bearberry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Canada.

lackey moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

bristly bearberry

The Bristly bearberry (Arctostaphylos columbiana) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.