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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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Lacosoma chiridota? - Phyllodesma americana
Copyright © 2014 Sue Holtz

Lacosoma chiridota? - Phyllodesma americana
Baker City, Baker County, Oregon, USA
June 3, 2014
Size: About 1 inch long
This is a small moth with scalloped wings, and a broad head.

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Lacosoma chiridota? - Phyllodesma americana Lacosoma chiridota? - Phyllodesma americana
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Contributed by Sue on 3 June, 2014 - 2:15pm
Last updated 2 January, 2024 - 9:27am

Moved
Moved from Phyllodesma.
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Phyllodesma
Perhaps more like Phyllodesma sp. (Lasiocampidae).
… Terry Harrison, 3 June, 2014 - 3:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Phyllodesma
Terry it does look as though this could be the moth, however, it does not say it is found in the U.S. Thoughts?

Sue
… Sue, 3 June, 2014 - 6:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Confused
I don't quite understand your statement. From the map here, it appears that P. americana occurs pretty much all over the US.
… Terry Harrison, 3 June, 2014 - 6:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Oh, yes I see that! I don't
Oh, yes I see that! I don't know where I was looking! Hmmm...thank you!

Sue
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