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Lemyra ypsilon

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Lemyra ypsilon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lemyra
Species:
L. ypsilon
Binomial name
Lemyra ypsilon
(Rothschild, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Maenas ypsilon Rothschild, 1910
  • Paralacydes ypsilon
  • Maenas ypsilon furcatulata Van Eecke, 1927

Lemyra ypsilon is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1910. It is found in Sundaland, Java, Borneo and Malaysia (Malacca).[1][2] The habitat consists of lower montane forests and hill dipterocarp forests.

Adults have pale cream wings.[3]

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