Biology:Lymantria brunneiplaga

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Short description: Species of moth

Lymantria brunneiplaga
Lymantria brunneiplaga (Lymantriidae).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Lymantria
Species:
L. brunneiplaga
Binomial name
Lymantria brunneiplaga
C. Swinhoe, 1903

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

Wikidata ☰ Q6708120 entry