Lymantria brunneiplaga
Appearance
Lymantria brunneiplaga | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Lymantria |
Species: | L. brunneiplaga
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Binomial name | |
Lymantria brunneiplaga C. Swinhoe, 1903
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Lymantria brunneiplaga is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1903. It is found in Sundaland and the Philippines.
The wingspan is 48 mm for males and 65–75 mm for females.
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Paraserianthes (including P. falcataria (= Falcataria moluccana)), Combretum, Chromolaena, Mikania, Jacquemontia, Scleria, Cratoxylm, Piper and Trema species.
External links
[edit]- Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Lymantria brunneiplaga Swinhoe". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- van Eecke, Rudolf (1930). De Heterocera Van Sumatra.