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Psilogaster

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Lasiocampidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Species
  
P. loti

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Butterflies and moths, Cosmotriche, Trichiura, Phyllodesma, Poecilocampa

Psilogaster loti


Psilogaster is a genus of moth in the Lasiocampidae family It contains only one species, Psilogaster loti, which is found in south-western Europe and North Africa.

Contents

The wingspan is 27–35 mm.

The larvae feed on Cistus salvifolius, Cistus albidus, Cistus populifolius, Cistus ladanifer, Cistus laurifolius, Cistus clusii and possibly Rosmarinus officinalis and Helianthemum.

Subspecies

  • Psilogaster loti loti
  • Psilogaster loti algeriensis Baker, 1885 (Morocco to Libya)
  • Psilogaster loti simulatrix Chrétien, 1910 (Tunisia, Libya)

    • References

    Psilogaster Wikipedia
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