| Moths of North Dakota |
Lasiocampidae: Lasiocampinae: Gastropachini |
Phyllodesma americana (Harris 1841)
| Common name: American lappet moth.
Hodges #: 7687. Identification: Rfw 15.2 mm, camouflage leaf pattern with scalloped wing margins, fw venation quadrifid with CuA2 arising near base of discal cell; hw notched at apex, wing with basal areole as large as discal cell. Similar species: 7665. Distribution: southern Canada and temperate U. S., southward in mountains. Hosts: Larvae on a wide variety of woody plants: Alnus– alder, Betula– birch, Quercus– oak, Salix– willow, and Populus– poplar.
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ND, Adams Co., Hettinger. 1- VI- 1983, male, UV lt. trap.
ND, Richland Co., Hankinson. 7- VI- 1983, female, UV lt. trap.
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