Biology:Lymantria mathura

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Short description: Species of moth

Rosy gypsy moth
Lymantria mathura aurora (14950074940).jpg
Lymantria mathura aurora
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Lymantria
Species:
L. mathura
Binomial name
Lymantria mathura
Moore, 1866
Synonyms
  • Porthetria mathura
  • Ocneria mathura
  • Lymantria aurora Butler, 1877
  • Lymantria fusca Leech, 1888
  • Lymantria umbrina Moore, 1879
  • Lymantria mathura aurora

Lymantria mathura, the rosy gypsy moth, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae found in the Russian Far East, Nepal, Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu), the Korean Peninsula, northern India and China (at least Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin also in the west). The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1866.

The wingspan is 40–50 mm for males and 70–90 mm for females. Larvae have been recorded feeding on Terminalia, Shorea, Quercus, Mangifera, Eugenia and Mitragyna. It is considered a pest, since it is a major defoliator of deciduous trees.

Subspecies

  • Lymantria mathura mathura
  • Lymantria mathura aurora Butler, 1877 (Japan, Korea, Amur, China, Taiwan)
  • Lymantria mathura subpallida Okano, 1959 (Taiwan)

Gallery

See also

  • Gypsy moth

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6708130 entry