Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lymantriidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Leucoma | |
Leucoma ochripes is a moth in the family Lymantriidae. It is found in India (Darjeeling), N.E. Himalaya, Yunnan and Borneo.
The wingspan is 42 mm and it is pure white.
Biology
The larva are polyphagous on dicotyledonous trees, known host-plants are Sapium sp. (Euphorbiaceae), Litsea glutinosa and Phoebe sp (Lauraceae).
References
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