Pachypasa otus
Pachypasa otus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lasiocampidae |
Genus: | Pachypasa |
Species: | P. otus |
Binomial name | |
Pachypasa otus (Drury, 1773) | |
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Pachypasa otus is a moth of the Lasiocampidae family. It is found in southern Europe (including Italy and Greece), Balkans, Asia Minor, Armenia, Iraq and Iran.
The wingspan is 36–45 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.
Recorded food plants include Cupressus, Juniperus, Thuja occidentalis and Quercus pubescens.
Sources
- P.C.-Rougeot, P. Viette (1978). Guide des papillons nocturnes d'Europe et d'Afrique du Nord. Delachaux et Niestlé (Lausanne).