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| Species: | L. subrosea
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Walker, 1855
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Lymantria subrosea is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found from Sri Lanka [1] [2] to China and Sundaland, the Philippines, Sulawesi, Seram, the Lesser Sundas to Timor. [3] The Sumatran population is categorized under the subspecies, Lymantria subrosea singapura.
The caterpillar is a pest of Terminalia cala and Shorea robusta. [4]
References
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Lymantria subrosea Swinhoe, 1903". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Tribe Lymantriini (32 species)". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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