American lappet moth
The American lappet moth is a furry moth that lives in many parts of North America. Its caterpillars munch the leaves of trees and bushes. In warm places there are two families of these moths every year.
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Its wings measure about 3 to 5 centimetres from tip to tip.
In the south it flies from March to September, but in the cold north only in early summer.
In the north there is only one family of moths a year, in the south there are two.
Scientists split it into six slightly different kinds, living in different areas such as the Rocky Mountains, California and Alaska.
Most asked questions about American lappet moth
?Is the American lappet moth harmful?
No. It does not bite or sting, it just eats tree leaves as a caterpillar.
?What does the American lappet moth eat?
Its caterpillars eat leaves of trees such as oak, birch, willow, alder and poplar.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Phyllodesma americana
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Lasiocampidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Lasiocampidae
- Lives on
- North America
Where the facts come from
- Phyllodesma americana (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Beatriz Moisset. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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