Lasiocampidae

Lasiocampidae
Gastropacha populifolia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Clade:	Apoditrysia
Clade:	Obtectomera
Clade:	Macroheterocera
Superfamily:	Lasiocampoidea
Family:	Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841
Subfamilies
Chionopsychinae Chondrosteginae Lasiocampinae Macromphaliinae Poecilocampinae
Diversity
About 224 genera and 1,952 species (van Nieukerken, et al., 2011)
Synonyms
Lasiocampadae Harris, 1841 [sic] Lasiocampidae Duponchel, 1844 (emend.)

The Lasiocampidae are a family of moths also known as eggars, tent caterpillars, snout moths (although this also refers to the Pyralidae), or lappet moths. Over 2,000 species occur worldwide, and probably not all have been named or studied. It is the sole family in superfamily Lasiocampoidea.