Lasiocampoidea

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Lasiocampoidea

insect superfamily

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Lepidoptera
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Superfamily Lasiocampoidea Approximately 1,600 species worldwide. Family Lasiocampidae (tent caterpillar and lappet moths) 1,500 species worldwide; larvae usually hairy and brightly colored, some living gregariously in silk nests; adults medium-size, stout-bodied, short-winged, and
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Superfamily Lasiocampoidea Approximately 1,600 species worldwide. Family Lasiocampidae (tent caterpillar and lappet moths) 1,500 species worldwide; larvae usually hairy and brightly colored, some living gregariously in silk nests; adults medium-size, stout-bodied, short-winged, and
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