Pachypasa limosa

Pachypasa limosa
Scientific classification
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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