Euproctis rhoda

Euproctis rhoda is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Moore in 1879. It is sometimes classified as a subspecies of Euproctis howra.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] Myanmar, the Andaman Islands[3] and Australia.[4]

Euproctis rhoda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Euproctis
Species:	E. rhoda
Binomial name
Euproctis rhoda (Moore, 1879)
Synonyms
Artaxa howra Moore, 1879 Artaxa obsoleta Hampson, 1891 Artaxa rhoda Swinhoe, 1891 Nygmia howra Swinhoe, 1923

The caterpillar is known to feed on Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Terminalia paniculata, Memecylon edule, Ziziphus, Coffea and Albizia.[5]

References

1. "Species Details: Euproctis howra rhoda Swinhoe, 1891". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
3. Savela, Markku. "Euproctis howra (Moore, 1879)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
4. "Genduara rhoda". CSIRO - Australian Moths Online. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
5. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.