Macrothylacia rubi (Linnaeus, 1758)

Macrothylacia rubi, the fox moth, is a lepidopteran belonging to the family Lasiocampidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

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Synonyms 26
Bombyx rubi, Macrothylacia albicans, Macrothylacia approximata, Macrothylacia basigrisea, Macrothylacia beyeri, Macrothylacia bicolor, Macrothylacia brevipennis, Macrothylacia brunnea, Macrothylacia cervina, Macrothylacia conjuncta, Macrothylacia dissimilis, Macrothylacia fasciata, Macrothylacia ferruginea, Macrothylacia grisea, Macrothylacia monogrammica, Macrothylacia montana, Macrothylacia obsoleta, Macrothylacia pallida, Macrothylacia pallidior, Macrothylacia pygmaea, Macrothylacia rufa, Macrothylacia separata, Macrothylacia suffusa, Macrothylacia transfuga, Macrothylacia unilinea, Macrothylacia virgata
  • 135,527 GBIF occurrences
  • 35,434 iNaturalist observations
Conservation status code
LC
Conservation: status label
Least Concern
Conservation: population trend
Stable
Conservation: year assessed
2026
Habitats
IUCN: population narrative

There is no information on the population size or trend of this species.

IUCN: habitat narrative

Habitats include plantations (27%), pasture land (17%), arable land (14%), temperate shrubland (13%), and temperate forest (12%).

IUCN: threats narrative

There are no known widespread or significant threats for this species.

IUCN: conservation narrative

In Europe, this species is listed as: Least Concern on the national Red List of the United Kingdom and shows a trend of 10.80% over the period 2000 - 2016 (Cook et al. 2021), Least Concern in Ireland (Allen et al. 2016), Least Concern on the preliminary Red List of the Netherlands (Ellis et al. 2013), Least Concern in Finland (Hyvärinen et al. 2019), Least Concern in Sweden (SLU Artdatabanken 2020), Least Concern in Germany Rennwald et al. 2011, Trusch et al. 2011, Wachlin and Bolz 2011), Least Concern in the Vorarlberg region in Austria (Huemer et al. 2022), Least Concern in Romania (Rakosy et al. 2023), Least Concern in the region Flanders in Belgium (Veraghtert et al. 2023), Least Concern in Denmark (Helsing and Karsholt 2019).

IUCN: rationale

European regional assessment: Least Concern (LC)EU 27 regional assessment: Least Concern (LC)This species is not endemic to the European region. It has an established population in Europe and within the EU, and has been documented or assumed to be established with a permanently reproducing population with no major threats, and the species is not considered to be severely fragmented or to be undergoing continuing decline in any aspect of its distribution, population or habitat. The species does not meet any of the criteria for a threatened Category, and is therefore assessed as Least Concern (LC) for both Europe and for the EU27 Member States.