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Kedriku (Kedrik)

Moth of the lasiocampid family, aka eggars or snout moths. Common to Estonia are lehekedrik, the lappet, Gastropacha quercifolia; männikedrik, the pine-tree lappet, Dendrolimus pini; rohukedrik, the drinker, Euthrix potatoria (name said due to its penchant for dew); and aia-rõngakedrik, disrespectfully known as ‘the lackey’, Malacosoma neustria; as well as its lowlier cousin niidu-rõngakedrik, the ground lackey, M. castrense, rare in Estonia, other than Saaremaa. Part of a lepidopteran group. See also Kirilase.