Lenodora vittata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lasiocampidae |
Genus: | Lenodora |
Species: | L. vittata |
Binomial name | |
Lenodora vittata Walker, 1855 | |
Synonyms | |
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Lenodora vittata is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. [2] It is found in India and Sri Lanka. [3]
The caterpillar is a pest of rice. [4] Brachymeria species are known parasitoids of the moth. [5]
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