Lymantria grisea

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Lymantria grisea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Lymantria
Species:
L. grisea
Binomial name
Lymantria grisea
Moore, 1879
Synonyms
  • Lymantria servulaCollenette, 1936
  • Lymantria kosemponis Strand, 1914
  • Lymantria roseola Matsumura

Lymantria grisea is a species of moth of the family Erebidae.

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Distribution

It is found in Nepal, northern India and Thailand, [1] Myanmar, China and Taiwan.

The length of the forewings of this species is 21–25 mm for the females and 17–19 mm for the males. [2]

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