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Dicogaster

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Dicogaster
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Subfamily: Lasiocampinae
Genus: Dicogaster
Barnes & McDunnough, 1911
Species:
D. coronada
Binomial name
Dicogaster coronada
(Barnes, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Gloveria coronada Barnes, 1904
  • Gloveria valens Dyar, 1906

Dicogaster is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1911.[1][2] Its only species, Dicogaster coronada, was first described by Barnes in 1904. It is found in Arizona.

The wingspan is 70–130 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.

Larvae have been reared on Quercus oblongifolia and Quercus emoryi.

References

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  1. ^ "Dicogaster - Nomen.at - animals and plants".
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Dicogaster Barnes & McDunnough, 1911". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
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