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Genus Phyllodesma

Gray Caterpillar with two red stripes - Phyllodesma

Lappet Moth - Hodges#7687 (Phyllodesma americana) - Phyllodesma americana

Gray Phyllodesma caterpillar - Phyllodesma

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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