Eriogaster

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Eriogaster
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Eriogaster lanestris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Genus: Eriogaster
Germar, 1810
Synonyms
  • LachneisHübner, 1806 (Unav.)
  • DasysomaHübner, 1820
  • GastrisBillberg, 1820
  • LachneisHübner, 1822
  • DasyomaWalker, 1855 (Missp.)

Eriogaster is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae first described by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1810. [1]

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References

  1. "35 definitions found for Eriogaster". Nomen.at - Animals and Plants. Retrieved September 24, 2018.