Lymantria subrosea

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Lymantria subrosea
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Lymantria subrosea singapura
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Lymantria
Species:
L. subrosea
Binomial name
Lymantria subrosea
Walker, 1855
Synonyms
  • Lymantria roseaHampson, [1893]
  • ?Lymantria roseaHampson, 1893
  • Liparis subroseaSwinhoe, 1923

Lymantria subrosea is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found from Sri Lanka [1] [2] to China and Sundaland, the Philippines, Sulawesi, Seram, the Lesser Sundas to Timor. [3] The Sumatran population is categorized under the subspecies, Lymantria subrosea singapura.

The caterpillar is a pest of Terminalia cala and Shorea robusta . [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Lymantria subrosea Swinhoe, 1903". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Tribe Lymantriini (32 species)". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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