Psilogaster
Appearance
Psilogaster loti | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lasiocampidae |
Subfamily: | Lasiocampinae |
Genus: | Psilogaster Reichenbach, 1817 |
Species: | P. loti
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Binomial name | |
Psilogaster loti (Ochsenheimer, 1810)[1]
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Psilogaster is a monotypic moth genus in the family Lasiocampidae, first described by Reichenbach in 1817.[2] Its only species, Psilogaster loti, described by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1810, is found in south-western Europe and North Africa.[3]
The larvae feed on Cistus salvifolius, Cistus albidus, Cistus populifolius, Cistus ladanifer, Cistus laurifolius, Cistus clusii and possibly Rosmarinus officinalis and Helianthemum.
Subspecies
[edit]- Psilogaster loti loti
- Psilogaster loti algeriensis Baker, 1885 (Morocco to Libya)
- Psilogaster loti simulatrix Chrétien, 1910 (Tunisia, Libya)
References
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Nomen.at
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Psilogaster Reichenbach, 1817". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ^ Lepiforum.de