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Lasiocampidae 870003.00 – 7687   Phyllodesma americana (Harris, 1841)              Lappet Moth

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Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Gastropacha americana Harris, 1841 • Gastropacha alascensis Packard, 1870 • Phyllodesma angelorum Lajonquière, 1969 • Phyllodesma ardens Lajonquière, 1969 • Phyllodesma arizonensis Lajonquière, 1969 • Phyllodesma borealis Lajonquière, 1969 • Gastropacha californica Packard, 1872 • Phyllodesma canadensis Lajonquière, 1969 • Lasiocampa carpinifolia Boisduval, 1868 • Phyllodesma celsivolans Lajonquière, 1969 • Phyllodesma cinerascens Lajonquière, 1969 • Phyllodesma clarinervata Lajonquière, 1969 • Phyllodesma dyari Rivers, 1893 • Gastropacha ferruginea Packard, 1864 • Phyllodesma franciscana Lajonquière, 1969 • Gastropacha mildei Stretch, 1872 • Phyllodesma nevadensis Lajonquière, 1969 • Phyllodesma preciosa Lajonquière, 1969 • Phyllodesma rockiesensis Lajonquière, 1969 • Gastropacha roseata Stretch, 1872 • Phyllodesma sanctilaurentis Lajonquière, 1969 • Phyllodesma texana Lajonquière, 1969 • Phyllodesma transiens Lajonquière, 1969

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAA2134 Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ACF1193 Dyar, H.G., 1893. A new Gastropacha. The Canadian Entomologist, 25: 144. Franclemont, J. G., 1973. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.1: p. 58; pl. 5.2-13, 18-36, 6.1-6, 11.6-13. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 38.6m; p. 234. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

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