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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Lymantria |
| Species: | L. subrosea
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| Binomial name | |
| Lymantria subrosea Walker, 1855
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The caterpillar is a pest of Terminalia cala and Shorea robusta.[4]
References
edit- ^ 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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