Euproctis pulverea

Euproctis pulverea is a moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by John Henry Leech in 1888. It is found in Japan, Korea and Taiwan.[1]

Euproctis pulverea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Lymantriinae
Genus:
Euproctis
Species:
E. pulverea
Binomial name
Euproctis pulverea
(Leech, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Artaxa pulverea Leech, 1888
  • Euproctis argentata Leech, 1899
  • Porthesia riukiuana Matsumura, 1927

The larvae feed on Eurya japonica, Prunus and Rosa species.

Taxonomy

A second species with the same name was described in 1900 by George Hampson (Euproctis pulverea) from the Australian Christmas Island. No alternative name has been assigned to that species.

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References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Euproctis pulverea (Leech, 1888)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 4, 2018.


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