Lymantria todara

Lymantria todara is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Moore in 1879.[1] It is found in India (Nilgiri)[2] and Sri Lanka.[3]

Lymantria todara
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Lymantria
Species:
L. todara
Binomial name
Lymantria todara
Moore, 1879
Synonyms
  • Liparis todara Swinhoe, 1923

The caterpillar is a pest of Lagerstroemia parviflora, Shorea robusta, Terminalia bellirica and Terminalia tomentosa.[4]

References
  1. "Species Details: Lymantria grandis Walker, 1855". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Lymantria todara Moore, 1879". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. 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.
  4. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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