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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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moth? - Phyllodesma americana
Copyright © 2007 martha

moth? - Phyllodesma americana
manton, about 3000' elevation, shasta County, California, USA
June 12, 2005
Size: about 1 1/2"
This interesting looking insect must be a moth. But which one?

Thank you for your help,

martha
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Contributed by martha on 22 January, 2007 - 12:36pm
Last updated 2 January, 2024 - 9:30am

Moved
Moved from Phyllodesma.
… john and jane balaban, 2 January, 2024 - 9:30am login or register to post comments

Moved
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… john and jane balaban, 11 February, 2007 - 3:00pm login or register to post comments

Probably ? 7687 - Phyllodesma americana - American Lappet Moth
... I say probably because there is a second species in California, Phyllodesma coturnix, and I am not certain how to distinguish them from photographs.
… Bob Patterson, 22 January, 2007 - 1:35pm login or register to post comments

 
American Lappet moth.
Hi Bob,
Thank you so much for the Lappet moth information. I did some research (after your message) and learned there are only 3 possibly 4 species of this moth in North America. I also learned a new word: lappet!

martha
… martha, 22 January, 2007 - 3:44pm login or register to post comments

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