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Lymantria todara

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Lymantria todara
male
female
both in Sinharaja Forest, Viharahena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Lymantria
Species:
L. todara
Binomial name
Lymantria todara
Moore, 1879
Synonyms
  • Liparis todara C. Swinhoe, 1923

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

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

References

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  1. ^ "Species Details: Lymantria grandis Walker, 1855". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "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 (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
  4. ^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.