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Gastropachinae

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Gastropachinae
Gastropacha quercifolia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Subfamily: Gastropachinae
Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894

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.

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References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Gastropachinae Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 21, 2018.