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Riley's Lappet Moth
Heteropacha rileyana
Field notes
Heteropacha is a monotypic moth genus in the family Lasiocampidae described by Leon F. Harvey in 1874. Its only species, Heteropacha rileyana, or Riley's lappet moth, was described by the same author in the same year. It can be found in the US states of Mississippi, Missouri, Texas and Georgia.
The wingspan is 27–36 mm. The moths are on wing from late April to August.
The larvae feed on Gleditsia triacanthos.
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided