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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Phyllodesma americana
Phyllodesma americana(Harris, 1841)
  1. Lasiocampidae
  2. Lasiocampinae
  3. Gastropachini
  4. Phyllodesma
  5.  americana
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TL: USA, Massachusetts, vicinity of Cambridge

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    • Local names
    • LanguageVernacular name
      EnglishAmerican Lappet
      FrançaisPapillon à épaulettes
      РусскийКоконопряд американский
    • Primary hostplants
    • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
      BetulaceaeAlnusAlder
      BetulaceaeBetulaBirch
      FagaceaeQuercusOak
      SalicaceaePopulusPoplar
      SalicaceaePopulus tremuloidesQuaking aspen
      SalicaceaeSalixWillow
    • Synonyms and other combinations
    • Latin nameAuthor
      Gastropacha americanaHarris, 1841
      Gastropacha occidentisWalker, 1855
      Gastropacha ferrugineaPackard, 1864
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      Gastropacha alascensisPackard, 1870
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      Phyllodesma nevadensisLajonquière, 1969
      Phyllodesma preciosaLajonquière, 1969
      Phyllodesma rockiesensisLajonquière, 1969
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    • Links
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