Lymantria nephrographa
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Lymantria |
Species: | L. nephrographa
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Binomial name | |
Lymantria nephrographa Turner, 1915
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Lymantria nephrographa is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the rainforests of the mid-east coast of Australia, including New South Wales and Queensland.
The wingspan is about 70 mm. The wings are white with red-brown zig-zag lines. The hindwings are powdered brown with usually a conspicuous centre spot. There is a row of black dots running along the edges of the forewings and hindwings.