Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lymantriidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Lymantica | |
Similar Lymantria brunneiplaga, Lymantria lunata, Lymantria concolor, Lymantria mathura, Black arches | ||
Lymantica leucophaes is a moth of the family Lymantriidae. It is found in eastern Madagascar.
The forewings of this species are white, with 6 prominent russet patches along the costa and traces of 3 fasciae of russet. Hindwings are russet with whitish towards the base.
The expanse of the males is 38 mm.
References
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