Leucoma ochripes

Leucoma ochripes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lymantriidae
Genus: Leucoma
Species: L. ochripes
Binomial name
Leucoma ochripes
(Moore, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Stilpnotia ochripes Moore, 1879
  • Euzora ochripes Swinhoe, 1922
  • Caviria ochripes Collenette, 1932

Leucoma ochripes is a moth in the family Lymantriidae. It is found in India (Darjeeling), N.E. Himalaya, Yunnan and Borneo.

The wingspan is 42 mm and it is pure white.[1]

Biology

The larva are polyphagous on dicotyledonous trees, known host-plants are Sapium sp. (Euphorbiaceae), Litsea glutinosa and Phoebe sp (Lauraceae).[2]

References

  1. ↑ Moore, 1879. Descriptions of new Indian lepidopterous insects from the collection of the late Mr. W.S. Atkinson.
  2. ↑ Holloway, The moths of Borneo.
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