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Lappet Moth

Gastropacha pardale (Walker, 1855)

Photo by Juan Manuel
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Field Notes

Description:

about 30 mm long. Looks like a brown leaf.

Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Genus: Gastropacha
Ochsenheimer, 1810
Species: Gastropacha pardale (Walker, 1855)

Habitat:

Tropical wood, lowland.

Notes:

Synonyms

Bombyx Boisduval, 1828
Phylloma Billberg, 1820
Stenophylloides Hampson, 1892

Reference Links:

Lappet Moth (Gastropacha pardale) - a set on Flickr

Species ID Suggestions

Lappet moth

Gastropacha pardale

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Dian_Purnama
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Lappet moth

Gastropacha sp.

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NuwanChathuranga
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a lappet moth

Gastropacha sp.

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Roger Kendrick
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Comments (2)
Roger Kendrick
dissection of the genitalia necessary here - this could be G. pardale, or G. philippinensis, or one of several other Gastropacha species in the pardale complex.

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PublishedMay 30, 2013

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