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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Lasiocampoidea » Tent Caterpillar and Lappet Moths (Lasiocampidae) » Lasiocampinae » Gastropachini » Phyllodesma

Genus Phyllodesma

Classification · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Internet References
Moth 3 from Oregon - Phyllodesma americana Phyllodesma americana Gray Caterpillar with two red stripes - Phyllodesma Unknown moth - Phyllodesma americana - male Lappet Moth - Phyllodesma americana Phyllodesma americana - male Lappet Moth - Phyllodesma americana Underside of gray Phyllodesma caterpillar - Phyllodesma
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Lasiocampoidea
Family Lasiocampidae (Tent Caterpillar and Lappet Moths)
Subfamily Lasiocampinae
Tribe Gastropachini
Genus Phyllodesma
Numbers
3 species in North America (nearctica.com)
Size
wingspan 29-49 mm
Identification
see Species page of P. americana for description of adult and larva
Range
represented from Nova Scotia to Florida, west through Texas to California, north to BC and Yukon
Internet References
live adult images of P. americana (Lynn Scott, Ontario)
pinned adult image of P. occidentis (John Hyatt, Dalton State College, Georgia)
live adult image of P. coturnix by T.W. Davies, California (Tree of Life, courtesy of California Academy of Sciences)
Contributed by Tony-2 on 14 June, 2005 - 2:39pm
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod
Last updated 11 November, 2005 - 12:02am

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