Lymantria lunata
Lymantria lunata, the luna gypsy moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Caspar Stoll in 1782. It is found in Southeast Asia, from India to the northeast coast of Australia.
| Lymantria lunata | |
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| Lymantria lunata curvifera | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Lymantria |
| Species: | L. lunata |
| Binomial name | |
| Lymantria lunata (Stoll, 1782) | |
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The wingspan is about 60 mm. The body is brown and the wings are white with a pattern of brown lines on the forewings.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Mangifera indica, Buchanania muelleri and Ficus benjamina.
Subspecies
- Lymantria lunata lunata
- Lymantria lunata diversa
- Lymantria lunata curvifera
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References
- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (5 September 2009). "Lymantria lunata (Stoll, 1782)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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