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Larch spinner

Cephalcia lariciphila (Wachtl, 1898)

Status not recordedbees wasps and ants

The larch spinner (Cephalcia lariciphila) is a species in the family Pamphiliidae, order Hymenoptera.

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Quick facts about the larch spinner

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the larch spinner live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the larch spinner as introduced in 2 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Netherlandsinvasive
  2. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the larch spinner endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the larch spinner classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHymenoptera
  5. familyPamphiliidae
  6. genusCephalcia
  7. SpeciesCephalcia lariciphila (Wachtl, 1898)

Synonyms Cephalcia alpina, Cephalcia annulata, Cephalcia falleni, Cephalcia lariciphala, Cephaleia alpina var. luctuosa, Cephaleia lariciphila, Lyda abietina, Lyda alpina, Lyda annulata, Lyda fallenii

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • LærkespindehvepsDanish
  • Lärchen-GespinstblattwespeGerman
  • 삼지연납작잎벌Korean
  • LariksspinselbladwespDutch
  • lärkspinnarstekelSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the larch spinner

Other species in the same genus Cephalcia.

CompareLarch spinner vs Cephalcia abietisLarch spinner vs Cephalcia alashanicaLarch spinner vs Cephalcia annulicornisLarch spinner vs Cephalcia antennata

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the larch spinner an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the larch spinner as invasive in 1 country: Netherlands. It lists it as introduced in 2 in all.

What kind of animal is the larch spinner?

The larch spinner (Cephalcia lariciphila) belongs to the family Pamphiliidae in the order Hymenoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Larch spinner (Cephalcia lariciphila). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/larch-spinner

MLA

“Larch spinner (Cephalcia lariciphila).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/larch-spinner.

BibTeX
@misc{larch_spinner_2026,
  title = {Larch spinner (Cephalcia lariciphila)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/larch-spinner},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}