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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tent Caterpillar and Lappet Moths (Lasiocampoidea) » Tent Caterpillar and Lappet Moths (Lasiocampidae) » Lasiocampinae » Gastropachini » Phyllodesma » American Lappet Moth - Hodges#7687 (Phyllodesma americana)
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Lappet Moth - Phyllodesma americana
Copyright © 2012 Marvin Smith

Lappet Moth - Phyllodesma americana
Marshall (Ozark Mountains), Searcy County, Arkansas, USA
March 18, 2011
Attracted to light.
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Contributed by Marvin Smith on 14 February, 2012 - 12:41am
Last updated 2 January, 2024 - 9:37am

Moved
Moved from Southern Lappet Moth .
… john and jane balaban, 2 January, 2024 - 9:37am login or register to post comments

This is Phyllodesma americana
This is Phyllodesma americana. P occidentis has a distinct white reniform without any black touching it.
… Ken Childs, 17 April, 2019 - 8:12pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Lappet Moth.

With a little wear along the outer margin this one was a little tricky.
Thanks
… Maury J. Heiman, 14 February, 2012 - 3:21pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.

March and April appear to be the only flight in Arkansas.
Nice moth!
… Maury J. Heiman, 14 February, 2012 - 9:06am login or register to post comments

 
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Thanks for the ID, Maury.
… Marvin Smith, 14 February, 2012 - 11:41am login or register to post comments

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