Lymantria brunneiplaga

Lymantria brunneiplaga is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1903. It is found in Sundaland and the Philippines.

Lymantria brunneiplaga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Lymantria
Species:
L. brunneiplaga
Binomial name
Lymantria brunneiplaga

The wingspan is 48 mm for males and 65–75 mm for females.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Paraserianthes (including P. falcataria (= Falcataria moluccana)), Combretum, Chromolaena, Mikania, Jacquemontia, Scleria, Cratoxylm, Piper and Trema species.

External links edit

  • Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Lymantria brunneiplaga Swinhoe". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  • van Eecke, Rudolf (1930). De Heterocera Van Sumatra.