Lymantria is a genus of
tussock moths in the family
Erebidae. They are widely distributed throughout Europe, Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Java, and Celebes. The genus was erected by
Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Description
In the male, the palpi are porrect (extending forward) and hairy. Antennae with long branches. Forewings with veins 3, 4 and 5 from close to angle of cell. Vein 6 from below upper angle. Veins 7 to 10 are stalked, where vein 7 being given off further from the cell than vein 10. Hindwings with veins 3, 4 and 5 from close to angle of cell. Vein 6 and 7 from upper angle. In female, antennae serrate (tooth like on one side). Wings either fully developed or partially reduced or completely reduced to scales.[1]
Species
The following species are included in the genus.[2]
^"Lymantria". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
Ingram, R. (2010): Gypsy Moths (Lymantria spp.) Surveillance in Australia. DAFF mimeograph.
Pogue, Michael G. & Schaefer, Paul W. (2007): A Review of Selected Species of Lymantria Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) from Subtropical and Temperate Regions of Asia, Including the Descriptions of Three New Species, Some Potentially Invasive to North America.
Schintlmeister, Alexander (2004). The Taxonomy of the Genus Lymantria Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae).
Lymantria is a genus of
tussock moths in the family
Erebidae. They are widely distributed throughout Europe, Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Java, and Celebes. The genus was erected by
Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Description
In the male, the palpi are porrect (extending forward) and hairy. Antennae with long branches. Forewings with veins 3, 4 and 5 from close to angle of cell. Vein 6 from below upper angle. Veins 7 to 10 are stalked, where vein 7 being given off further from the cell than vein 10. Hindwings with veins 3, 4 and 5 from close to angle of cell. Vein 6 and 7 from upper angle. In female, antennae serrate (tooth like on one side). Wings either fully developed or partially reduced or completely reduced to scales.[1]
Species
The following species are included in the genus.[2]
^"Lymantria". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
Ingram, R. (2010): Gypsy Moths (Lymantria spp.) Surveillance in Australia. DAFF mimeograph.
Pogue, Michael G. & Schaefer, Paul W. (2007): A Review of Selected Species of Lymantria Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) from Subtropical and Temperate Regions of Asia, Including the Descriptions of Three New Species, Some Potentially Invasive to North America.
Schintlmeister, Alexander (2004). The Taxonomy of the Genus Lymantria Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae).