Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Lepidoptera Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Lymantriidae | |
Lachana kulu is a species of moth of the family Lymantriidae. It is found in the Kullu Valley of the southern Himalayas in Himachal Pradesh, India.
The wingspan is about 25 mm. The head, thorax, abdomen and legs are covered with long silky brown and grey hairs. The forewings are triangular, with a grey ground colour and without bands. The scales are needle-shaped with a toothed edge. The hindwings are widely triangular. The marginal half is grey. There is a round discal spot with white scales. The males fly during the day from the second half of June to early August.
Etymology
The species name is derived from that of the type locality.
References
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