Malacosoma neustria
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The lackey moth (Malacosoma neustria) is a moth in the family Lasiocampidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is common across southern Britain and central Europe. Malacosoma species are notable for their caterpillars which are brightly coloured and form silken tents to regulate their temperature. Malacosoma neustria caterpillars are brown with blue, orange and white stripes. The adults are a fairly uniform brown. The larvae feed mainly on trees and shrubs from within their tents. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nagoya | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 3 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a The Lackey sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 162nd most-seen of the 243 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a The Lackey in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months. That is one of Fertő-Hanság National Park's wettest months, with about 80 mm of rain against 30 mm in March.
Between 11 pm and 2 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most The Lackey sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 7 parks where we can rate The Lackey sightings, Fertő-Hanság National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Wadden Sea National Park (Germany, about 10%).
Same family: Lasiocampidae
The closest relatives of the The Lackey that you can see in Fertő-Hanság National Park (family Lasiocampidae, Lappet Moths) are Fox Moth (about 10%), Grass Eggar (about 10%) and Oak Eggar (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the The Lackey is recorded against all the insects logged in Fertő-Hanság National Park (6 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
