Euproctis varians

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Euproctis varians
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Euproctis
Species:
E. varians
Binomial name
Euproctis varians
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Artaxa variansWalker, 1855
  • Euproctis varians tjambaCollenette, 1947
  • Artaxa variansMoore, 1878
  • Euproctis variansCollenette, 1932

Euproctis varians is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, [1] the Maldives, Celebes and China. [2]

The caterpillar is known to feed on Ricinus communis and Brassica oleracea . [3]

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References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Euproctis varians (Walker, 1855)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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