Gastropacha populifolia, the poplar lappet, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is found in Southern and Central Europe, through Russia, India and China up to Japan.
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Danube delta, Romania | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lasiocampidae |
Genus: | Gastropacha |
Species: | G. populifolia
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Binomial name | |
Gastropacha populifolia (Esper, 1784)
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Synonyms | |
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![](http://upload.luquay.com/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Gastrophacha_populifolia_larva.jpg/200px-Gastrophacha_populifolia_larva.jpg)
The wingspan is 45–65 mm for males and 65–80 mm for females. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.
Subspecies
edit- Gastropacha populifolia populifolia
- Gastropacha populifolia angustipennis (Walker, 1855)
- Gastropacha populifolia mephisto Zolotuhin, 2005
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Gastropacha populifolia.
- Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
- Lepiforum.de
- Photos
- schmetterlinge-deutschlands.de Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine