Gastropachinae Explained

Gastropachinae is a subfamily of the moth family Lasiocampidae. It was first described by Berthold Neumoegen and Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. 1894.^[1]

This subfamily is distinguished form other Lasiocampidae by the adapted trait of an expanded humeral cell, and the presence of humeral veins.

Genera

• Gastropacha Ochsenheimer, 1816
• Heteropacha Harvey, 1874
• Odonestis Germar, 1812
• Pernattia Fletcher, 1982
• Phyllodesma Hübner, [1820]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Gastropachinae Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . September 21, 2018.