Psilogaster

Psilogaster loti

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lasiocampidae
Genus:	Psilogaster Reichenbach, 1817
Species:	P. loti
Binomial name
*Psilogaster loti* (Ochsenheimer, 1810)^[1]
Synonyms
Genus: Diplura Rambur, 1866 Dipluriella Strand, 1910 Species: Gastropacha loti Ochsenheimer, 1810 Dipluriella loti Psilogaster brunnea Oberthür, 1900 Psilogaster vernetensis Oberthür, 1916 Psilogaster homochroa Zerny, 1927 Psilogaster claussi Dionisio, 1977

Psilogaster is a genus of moth in the Lasiocampidae family .^[2]^[3]^[4] It contains only one species, Psilogaster loti, which is found in south-western Europe and North Africa.

Larva

The wingspan is 27–35 mm.^[5]

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)

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