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Erebidae

1232 species · Animals

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Erebidae

Lymantria lunata Stoll, 1782

Lymantria lunata, the luna gypsy moth, is an Erebidae moth found from Southeast Asia to northeast Australia, with 60 mm wingspan.

Lymantria brunneiplaga Swinhoe, 1903

Lymantria brunneiplaga is a moth species found in Sundaland and the Philippines, whose larvae feed on multiple plant genera.

Lymantria ampla Walker, 1855

Lymantria ampla is an Erebidae moth found in India and Sri Lanka, described in 1855 by Francis Walker.

Lymantria concolor Walker, 1855

Lymantria concolor is a defoliating Erebidae moth found in South and East Asia whose caterpillars use age-changing chemical secretions against predators.

Lymantria monacha Linnaeus, 1758

Lymantria monacha is a Palearctic moth whose larvae can cause major forestry damage when outbreaks occur.

Lymantria subrosea

Lymantria subrosea is an Erebidae moth first described in 1855, found across South and East Asia, and its caterpillars are tree pests.

Lymantria marginata Walker, 1855

Lymantria marginata is a sexually dimorphic erebid moth found across South and Southeast Asia, whose caterpillars are crop pests.

Lymantria fuliginosa Moore, 1883

Lymantria fuliginosa is an 1883-described Erebidae moth found in India and Sri Lanka.

Lymantria mathura Moore, 1865

The rosy gypsy moth (Lymantria mathura) is a defoliating pest moth found across East and South Asia that feeds on multiple broadleaf tree genera.

Lymantria serva Fabricius, 1793

Lymantria serva is a moth species with sexually dimorphic traits, larvae feeding on specific trees and long development.

Leptocneria reducta Walker, 1855

Leptocneria reducta, the white cedar moth, is a Lymantriinae moth found across most of Australia.

Oligeria hemicalla Lower, 1905

Oligeria hemicalla, the tiny tussock moth, is the only species in the Oligeria moth genus, found in southeastern Australia.

Naroma varipes Walker, 1865

Naroma varipes (fig tree moth) is a Lymantriinae moth native to tropical and southern Africa that feeds on fig species as larvae.

Orvasca subnotata Walker, 1865

Orvasca subnotata is a millet-feeding pest tussock moth found in Indomalaya and East Asia, first described in 1865.

Artaxa guttata Walker, 1855

Artaxa guttata is an erebid moth found in South Asia, whose caterpillars are minor pests of many plant species.

Nygmia icilia Stoll, 1790

Nygmia icilia is a moth species with distinct orange-yellow wing markings and caterpillars that feed on specific host plants.

Nygmia plana Walker, 1856

Nygmia plana is a mostly orange moth species with unspiked or spiked, colored caterpillars.

Euproctis chrysorrhoea Linnaeus, 1758

Euproctis chrysorrhoea, the brown-tail moth, is a single-generation moth with distinct seasonal life stages and characteristic hairy bodies.

Euproctis taiwana Shiraki, 1913

Euproctis taiwana (Taiwan yellow tussock moth) is an erebid tussock moth distributed across Asia.

Euproctis lutea Fabricius, 1775

Euproctis lutea is an erebid moth whose larval hairs cause intense itching on contact with human skin.

Arna bipunctapex (Hampson, 1891)

Arna bipunctapex is a Erebidae moth found across South and Southeast Asia, whose larvae feed on several plant genera.

Euproctis pseudoconspersa Strand, 1923

Arna pseudoconspersa (tea tussock moth/Japanese browntail moth) is a toxic, harmful erebid moth found in East and South Asia.

Sphrageidus similis Füssly, 1775

Sphrageidus similis is a silky white moth similar to Euproctis chrysorrhoea, with several named dark-spotted forewing color forms.

Somena similis (Moore)

Somena similis is an Erebidae moth described in 1860, found from India to Sundaland.

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Noctuidae 1315 species Geometridae 1132 species Nymphalidae 849 species Crambidae 700 species Tortricidae 445 species Lycaenidae 426 species Hesperiidae 380 species Sphingidae 296 species

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