Lymantria nephrographa

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Lymantria nephrographa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Lymantria
Species:
L. nephrographa
Binomial name
Lymantria nephrographa
Turner, 1915
Synonyms
  • Lymantria mjobergiAurivillius, 1920

Lymantria nephrographa is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the rainforests of the mid-east coast of Australia, including New South Wales and Queensland.

The wingspan is about 70 mm. The wings are white with red-brown zig-zag lines. The hindwings are powdered brown with usually a conspicuous centre spot. There is a row of black dots running along the edges of the forewings and hindwings.


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