Small lappet moth

Small lappet moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Genus: Phyllodesma
Species:
P. ilicifolia
Binomial name
Phyllodesma ilicifolia
Synonyms
  • Phyllodesma ilicifolium
  • Epicnaptera ilicifolia[2]
Caterpillar

The small lappet moth (Phyllodesma ilicifolia) is a moth in the family Lasiocampidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found throughout Europe and parts of Asia.

  1. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Phyllodesma ilicifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T17169A6800790. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T17169A6800790.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Ford, R.L.E. (1963). The Observer's Book of Larger Moths. London: Frederick Warne. p. 143.