Poecilocampa populi (Linnaeus, 1758)
(December Moth)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPoecilocampa populi (December Moth)
FamilyLASIOCAMPIDAE (lackeys and eggars)
SuperfamilyLASIOCAMPOIDEA (lackeys and eggars)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Poecilocampa populi (December Moth) :
1: Poecilocampa populi (December Moth)
11 Dec 2003 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
male, at outside light, 7pm in evening
Image 1: Face viewImage 2: Side viewImage 3: Top view
2: Poecilocampa populi (December Moth)
14 Nov 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at house lights
Image 1: Antero-dorsal viewImage 2: Side viewImage 3: Side view (2)Image 4: Side view (3)Image 5: Side view (4)Image 6: Top three-quarter viewImage 7: Top three-quarter view (2)Image 8: Top three-quarter view (3)Image 9: Top viewImage 10: Top view (2)Image 11: Top view (3)Image 12: Top view (4)Image 13: Top view (5)Image 14: Top view (6)Image 15: Top view (7)

Poecilocampa populi (December Moth) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Poecilocampa populi (December Moth)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Poecilocampa populi (December Moth)
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