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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lasiocampidae |
| Subfamily: | Lasiocampinae |
| Genus: | Psilogaster Reichenbach, 1817 |
| Species: | P. loti
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| 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 edit
- Psilogaster loti loti
- Psilogaster loti algeriensis Baker, 1885 (Morocco to Libya)
- Psilogaster loti simulatrix Chrétien, 1910 (Tunisia, Libya)
References edit
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Wikispecies has information related to Psilogaster loti.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Nomen.at
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Psilogaster Reichenbach, 1817". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ^ Lepiforum.de
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