Lymantria lunata

Lymantria lunata

"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.
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Appearance

The wingspan is about 60 mm. The body is brown and the wings are white with a pattern of brown lines on the forewings.

Naming

*"Lymantria lunata lunata"
⤷ "Lymantria lunata diversa"
⤷ "Lymantria lunata curvifera"

Food

The larvae have been recorded feeding on "Mangifera indica", "Buchanania muelleri" and "Ficus benjamina".

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyErebidae
GenusLymantria
SpeciesL. lunata
Photographed in
Philippines