Bordered Browntail Moth

Euproctis limbalis

"Euproctis limbalis", the bordered browntail moth, is a moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855. It is known from Australia, including Queensland and New South Wales.
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Appearance

Hairs on the caterpillar and cocoon may can cause mild to severe skin irritations.
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Food

The caterpillars have been recorded as pests feeding on leaves and earheads of sorghum and other millets.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyErebidae
GenusEuproctis
SpeciesE. limbalis
Photographed in
Australia