Biology:Mylantria

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Short description: Genus of moths

Mylantria
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Mylantria

Aurivillius, 1904
Species:
M. xanthospila
Binomial name
Mylantria xanthospila
(Plötz, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Aroa xanthospila Plötz, 1880
  • Chaerotriche orestes H. Druce, 1887

Mylantria is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae erected by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1904. Its only species, Mylantria xanthospila, was first described by Plötz in 1880. It is found in western Africa.[1][2][3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6947626 entry