Pachypasa limosa is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is found in southern France, the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lasiocampidae |
| Genus: | Pachypasa |
| Species: | P. limosa
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| Pachypasa limosa (de Villiers, 1827)
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The wingspan is 20–23 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.
Recorded food plants include Cupressus and Juniperus species.
Sources edit
- P.C.-Rougeot, P. Viette (1978). Guide des papillons nocturnes d'Europe et d'Afrique du Nord. Delachaux et Niestlé (Lausanne).
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