Lymantria lunata
| Lymantria lunata | |
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| Female | |
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| Lymantria lunata curvifera | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lymantriidae |
| Genus: | Lymantria |
| Species: | L. lunata |
| Binomial name | |
| Lymantria lunata (Stoll, 1782) | |
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The luna gypsy moth (Lymantria lunata) is a species of moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in Southeast Asia, from India to the northeast coast of Australia.
The wingspan is about 60 mm. The body is brown and the wings are white with a pattern of brown lines on the forewings.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Mangifera indica, Buchanania muelleri and Ficus benjamina.
Subspecies
- Lymantria lunata lunata
- Lymantria lunata diversa
- Lymantria lunata curvifera
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