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Pachypasa limosa

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Species of moth

Pachypasa limosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Genus: Pachypasa
Species: P. limosa
Binomial name
Pachypasa limosa
(de Villiers, 1827)
Synonyms
  • Pachypasa powelli Oberthür, 1916
  • Pachypasa intermedia Rothschild, 1917
  • Pachypasa souresi Chnéour, 1955
  • Pachypasa lineosa (Villiers, 1826)

Pachypasa limosa is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is found in southern France, the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa.

The wingspan is 20–23 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.

Recorded food plants include Cupressus and Juniperus species.

Sources

  • P.C.-Rougeot, P. Viette (1978). Guide des papillons nocturnes d'Europe et d'Afrique du Nord. Delachaux et Niestlé (Lausanne).

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Taxon identifiers
Pachypasa limosa


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