Psilogaster
Genus of moths
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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]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lasiocampidae |
| Subfamily: | Lasiocampinae |
| Genus: | Psilogaster Reichenbach, 1817 |
| Species: | P. loti |
| Binomial name | |
| Psilogaster loti (Ochsenheimer, 1810)[1] | |
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The larvae feed on Cistus salvifolius, Cistus albidus, Cistus populifolius, Cistus ladanifer, Cistus laurifolius, Cistus clusii and possibly Rosmarinus officinalis and Helianthemum.
Subspecies
- Psilogaster loti loti
- Psilogaster loti algeriensis Baker, 1885 (Morocco to Libya)
- Psilogaster loti simulatrix Chrétien, 1910 (Tunisia, Libya)
