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  1. Europe
  2. Phyllodesma americana
Phyllodesma americana(Harris, 1841)
  1. Lasiocampidae
  2. Lasiocampinae
  3. Gastropachini
  4. Phyllodesma
  5.  americana
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TL: USA, Massachusetts, vicinity of Cambridge

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29-49 mm

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  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    EnglishAmerican Lappet
    FrançaisPapillon à épaulettes
    РусскийКоконопряд американский
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    BetulaceaeAlnusAlder
    BetulaceaeBetulaBirch
    FagaceaeQuercusOak
    SalicaceaePopulusPoplar
    SalicaceaePopulus tremuloidesQuaking aspen
    SalicaceaeSalixWillow
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Gastropacha americanaHarris, 1841
    Gastropacha occidentisWalker, 1855
    Gastropacha ferrugineaPackard, 1864
    Lasiocampa carpinifoliaBoisduval, 1868
    Gastropacha alascensisPackard, 1870
    Gastropacha californicaPackard, 1872
    Gastropacha roseataStretch, 1872
    Phyllodesma dyariRivers, 1893
    Phyllodesma angelorumLajonquière, 1969
    Phyllodesma ardensLajonquière, 1969
    Phyllodesma arizonensisLajonquière, 1969
    Phyllodesma borealisLajonquière, 1969
    Phyllodesma canadensisLajonquière, 1969
    Phyllodesma celsivolansLajonquière, 1969
    Phyllodesma cinerascensLajonquière, 1969
    Phyllodesma clarinervataLajonquière, 1969
    Phyllodesma coturnixLajonquière, 1969
    Phyllodesma nevadensisLajonquière, 1969
    Phyllodesma preciosaLajonquière, 1969
    Phyllodesma rockiesensisLajonquière, 1969
    Phyllodesma sanctilaurentisLajonquière, 1969
    Phyllodesma texanaLajonquière, 1969
    Phyllodesma transiensLajonquière, 1969
  • Links
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    Butterflies and Moths of North America
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Pacific Northwest Moths

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