Pachypasa limosa

Pachypasa limosa is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is found in southern France, the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa.

Pachypasa limosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lasiocampidae
Genus:
Pachypasa
Species:
P. limosa
Binomial name
Pachypasa limosa
(de Villiers, 1827)
Synonyms
  • Pachypasa powelli Oberthür, 1916
  • Pachypasa intermedia Rothschild, 1917
  • Pachypasa souresi Chnéour, 1955
  • Pachypasa lineosa (Villiers, 1826)

The wingspan is 20–23 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.

Recorded food plants include Cupressus and Juniperus species.

Sources
  • 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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