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Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Female | |
Lymantria lunata curvifera | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Lymantria |
Species: | L. lunata |
Binomial name | |
Lymantria lunata (Stoll, 1782) | |
Synonyms | |
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The wingspan is about 60 mm.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Mangifera indica, Buchanania muelleri and Ficus benjamina.
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