Lymantria grisea

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| name = Lymantria grisea

| image =Lymantria grisea kosemponis (26832402066).jpg

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| taxon = Lymantria grisea

| authority = Moore, 1879

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  • Lymantria servula Collenette, 1936
  • Lymantria kosemponis Strand, 1914
  • Lymantria roseola Matsumura

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Lymantria grisea is a species of moth of the family Erebidae.

Distribution

It is found in Nepal, northern India and Thailand,[http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Digital_Moths_of_Asia/90_NOCTUOIDEA/02_EREBIDAE/01_LYMANTRIINAE/01_Lymantria/Lymantria%20grisea/Lymantria%20grisea.htm jpmoths.org] Myanmar, China and Taiwan.

The length of the forewings of this species is 21–25 mm for the females and 17–19 mm for the males.[http://www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/technology/pdfs/Pogue_Lymantria_web.pdf Pogue & Schaefer, 2007. A review of selected species of Lymantria Hübner (1819) including three new species.]

References

  • [https://archive.org/stream/descriptionsofne00hewi#page/n318/mode/thumb Moore, 1879, in Hewitson & Moore, Descr. new Indian lepid. Insects Colln. late Mr. Atkinson: 55, pl.3, fig. 5.]

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