Psilogaster

Psilogaster is a monotypic moth genus in the family Lasiocampidae, first described by Reichenbach in 1817.^[2] Its only species, Psilogaster loti, described by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1810, is found in south-western Europe and North Africa.^[3]

Psilogaster loti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lasiocampidae
Subfamily:	Lasiocampinae
Genus:	Psilogaster Reichenbach, 1817
Species:	P. loti
Binomial name
Psilogaster loti (Ochsenheimer, 1810)[1]
Synonyms
Genus: Diplura Rambur, 1866 Dipluriella Strand, 1910 Species: Gastropacha loti Ochsenheimer, 1810 Dipluriella loti Psilogaster brunnea Oberthür, 1900 Psilogaster vernetensis Oberthür, 1916 Psilogaster homochroa Zerny, 1927 Psilogaster claussi Dionisio, 1977

The wingspan is 27–35 mm.^[4]

The larvae feed on Cistus salvifolius, Cistus albidus, Cistus populifolius, Cistus ladanifer, Cistus laurifolius, Cistus clusii and possibly Rosmarinus officinalis and Helianthemum.

Subspecies

• Psilogaster loti loti
• Psilogaster loti algeriensis Baker, 1885 (Morocco to Libya)
• Psilogaster loti simulatrix Chrétien, 1910 (Tunisia, Libya)