Lymantica is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by Cyril Leslie Collenette in 1936.[1]

Lymantica
Lymantria dispar
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Lymantica

Collenette, 1936

Taxonomy

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The Global Lepidoptera Names Index and Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms give this name as a synonym of Lymantria Hübner, [1819].[2][3] Afromoths lists it as a full genus with the species below.

Species listed by Afromoths

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References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Lymantica Collenette, 1936". Afromoths. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (July 5, 2019). "Lymantria Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  3. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Lymantria​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 2, 2020.