''Psilogaster'' is a

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genus in the family

Lasiocampidae The Lasiocampidae are a family of moths also known as eggars, tent caterpillars, snout moths (although this also refers to the Pyralidae), or lappet moths. Over 2,000 species occur worldwide, and probably not all have been named or studied. It i ...

, first described by Reichenbach in 1817. Its only species, ''Psilogaster loti'', described by

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in 1810, is found in south-western Europe and

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Cistus albidus ''Cistus albidus'', the grey-leaved cistus, is a shrubby species of flowering plant in the family Cistaceae, with pink to purple flowers, native to south-western Europe and western north Africa. Description ''Cistus albidus'' grows up to tall. ...

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Cistus populifolius ''Cistus populifolius'' is a shrubby species of flowering plant in the family Cistaceae The Cistaceae are a small family of plants (rock-rose or rock rose family) known for their beautiful shrubs, which are profusely covered by flowers at th ...

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Cistus ladanifer ''Cistus ladanifer'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Cistaceae. It is native to the western Mediterranean region. Common names include gum rockrose, labdanum, common gum cistus, and brown-eyed rockrose. Description It is a shrub ...

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Cistus clusii ''Cistus clusii'' is a shrubby species of flowering plant in the family Cistaceae, with white flowers, native to south west and south central Europe and north Africa. It has been wrongly called ''Cistus libanotis'' by many authors. Description ' ...

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Subspecies

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

References

Lasiocampinae Monotypic moth genera Moths of Europe Moths of Africa Taxa named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer {{Lasiocampidae-stub