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Psilogaster

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Genus of moths

Psilogaster loti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Subfamily: Lasiocampinae
Genus: Psilogaster
Reichenbach, 1817
Species: P. loti
Binomial name
Psilogaster loti
(Ochsenheimer, 1810)
Synonyms

Genus:

  • Diplura Rambur, 1866
  • Dipluriella Strand, 1910

Species:

  • Gastropacha loti Ochsenheimer, 1810
  • Dipluriella loti
  • Psilogaster brunnea Oberthür, 1900
  • Psilogaster vernetensis Oberthür, 1916
  • Psilogaster homochroa Zerny, 1927
  • Psilogaster claussi Dionisio, 1977

Psilogaster is a monotypic moth genus in the family Lasiocampidae, first described by Reichenbach in 1817. Its only species, Psilogaster loti, described by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1810, is found in south-western Europe and North Africa.

The wingspan is 27–35 mm.

The larvae feed on Cistus salvifolius, Cistus albidus, Cistus populifolius, Cistus ladanifer, Cistus laurifolius, Cistus clusii and possibly Rosmarinus officinalis and Helianthemum.

Subspecies

  • Psilogaster loti loti
  • Psilogaster loti algeriensis Baker, 1885 (Morocco to Libya)
  • Psilogaster loti simulatrix Chrétien, 1910 (Tunisia, Libya)

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Nomen.at
  3. Savela, Markku. "Psilogaster Reichenbach, 1817". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  4. Lepiforum.de
Taxon identifiers
Psilogaster


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