Lymantria nephrographa Turner, 1915 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Lymantria nephrographa Turner, 1915

Lymantria nephrographa Turner, 1915

Lymantria nephrographa is an Australian Erebidae moth with distinct patterned white and brown wings, with a 70 mm wingspan.

Family
Genus
Lymantria
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Lymantria nephrographa Turner, 1915

Lymantria nephrographa Turner, 1915 is a moth species that belongs to the family Erebidae. This species is found in the rainforests along the mid-east coast of Australia, specifically in the regions of New South Wales and Queensland. Its wingspan measures approximately 70 mm. The forewings of this moth are white, marked with red-brown zigzag lines. The hindwings are a dusted brown color, and most individuals have a clearly visible spot at their center. A row of black dots runs along the outer edges of both the forewings and hindwings.

Photo: (c) Carol Deane, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Carol Deane · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Lymantria

More from Erebidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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