Gastropacha populifolia

Gastropacha populifolia
	Danube delta, Romania
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lasiocampidae
Genus:	Gastropacha
Species:	G. populifolia
Binomial name
	Gastropacha populifolia; (Esper, 1784)
Synonyms
	Bombyx populifolia Esper, 1784; Gastropacha angustipennis Walker, 1855; Gastropacha tsingtauica Grünberg, 1911; Gastropacha populifolia f. japonica Matsumura, 1932; Gastropacha populifolia f. fumosa de Lajonquière, 1976;

Gastropacha populifolia, the poplar lappet, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is found in Southern and Central Europe, through Russia, India and China up to Japan.

The wingspan is 45–65 mm for males and 65–80 mm for females. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Populus and willow species.

Subspecies

Gastropacha populifolia populifolia
Gastropacha populifolia angustipennis (Walker, 1855)
Gastropacha populifolia mephisto Zolotuhin, 2005

External links

Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
Lepiforum.de
Photos
schmetterlinge-deutschlands.de Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine

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