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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: | Euproctis |
Species: | E. limbalis
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Binomial name | |
Euproctis limbalis (
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
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Synonyms | |
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Euproctis limbalis, the bordered browntail moth, is a moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855. [1] It is known from Australia, including Queensland and New South Wales.
Hairs on the caterpillar and cocoon may can cause mild to severe skin irritations. [2]
The caterpillars have been recorded as pests feeding on leaves and earheads of sorghum and other millets. [3]
Euproctis limbalis | |
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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: | Euproctis |
Species: | E. limbalis
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Binomial name | |
Euproctis limbalis (
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
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Synonyms | |
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Euproctis limbalis, the bordered browntail moth, is a moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855. [1] It is known from Australia, including Queensland and New South Wales.
Hairs on the caterpillar and cocoon may can cause mild to severe skin irritations. [2]
The caterpillars have been recorded as pests feeding on leaves and earheads of sorghum and other millets. [3]