Gastropacha populifolia

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Gastropacha populifolia
Poplar lappet (Gastropacha populifolia) Danube delta.jpg
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Danube delta, Romania
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G. populifolia
Binomial name
Gastropacha populifolia
(Esper, 1784)
Synonyms
  • Bombyx populifoliaEsper, 1784
  • Gastropacha angustipennisWalker, 1855
  • Gastropacha tsingtauicaGrünberg, 1911
  • Gastropacha populifolia f. japonicaMatsumura, 1932
  • Gastropacha populifolia f. fumosade Lajonquière, 1976

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.

dorsal view Poplar lappet (Gastropacha populifolia) Danube delta 3.jpg
dorsal view
Caterpillar Gastrophacha populifolia larva.jpg
Caterpillar

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.

The larvae feed on Populus and willow species.

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