Euproctis rhoda

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Euproctis rhoda
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E. rhoda
Binomial name
Euproctis rhoda
(Moore, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Artaxa howraMoore, 1879
  • Artaxa obsoletaHampson, 1891
  • Artaxa rhodaC. Swinhoe, 1891
  • Nygmia howraC. Swinhoe, 1923

Euproctis rhoda is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1879. It is sometimes classified as a subspecies of Euproctis howra . [1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka, [2] Myanmar, the Andaman Islands [3] and Australia. [4]

The caterpillar is known to feed on Cinnamomum zeylanicum , Terminalia paniculata , Memecylon edule , Ziziphus , Coffea and Albizia . [5]

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References

  1. "Species Details: Euproctis howra rhoda Swinhoe, 1891". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 via Academia.
  3. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Euproctis howra (Moore, 1879)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. "Genduara rhoda". CSIRO - Australian Moths Online. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  5. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.