Lemyra maculifascia

Lemyra maculifascia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Lemyra
Species:	L. maculifascia
Binomial name
Lemyra maculifascia (Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
Spilosoma maculifasciaWalker, 1855 Maenas maculifascia Paralacydes maculifascia Spilosoma conspurcatumWalker, 1856 Lymantria parvaWalker, 1865 Liparis parva Maenas parvulaHulstaert, 1924 Maenas malayensisHampson, 1901 Maenas maculifascia roseataRothschild, 1910 Maenas arescopaTurner, 1906

Lemyra maculifascia is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in China (Shandong, Yunnan), Indonesia (Sumatra, Nias, Java, Bali, Borneo, Sulawesi, the Moluccas, Ambon Island, Buru, Lombok, Dammer, Aru), Timor, the Philippines, New Guinea and Australia ^[1] (Western Australia and Queensland). It is found in secondary habitats, including bush, clearings in primary forests and plantations, from the sea level up to elevations of about 1,200 meters. ^[2]

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae have been reported feeding on the foliage of Dioscorea oppositifolia , Convolvulus and Erythrina species. ^[3]

References

1. Dubatolov, V.V. (November 1, 2012). "Tiger Moths (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) of the Oriental Region, Australia and Oceania". Siberian Zoological Museum. Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology.
2. Černý, Karel (January 3, 2011). "A Review of the subfamily Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) from the Philippines" (PDF). Entomofauna. 32 (3): 29–92.
3. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.