Lymantria lunata
(Redirected from Lymantria diversa)
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| Lymantria lunata curvifera | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Lymantria |
| Species: | L. lunata
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| Lymantria lunata (Stoll, 1782)
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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.
The wingspan is about 60 mm.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Mangifera indica, Buchanania muelleri and Ficus benjamina.
Subspecies
[edit]- Lymantria lunata lunata
- Lymantria lunata diversa
- Lymantria lunata curvifera
References
[edit]- 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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