Euproctis rhoda
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| Euproctis rhoda | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Euproctis |
| Species: | E. rhoda |
| Binomial name | |
| Euproctis rhoda (Moore, 1879) | |
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Euproctis rhoda is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1879. It is sometimes classified as a subspecies of Euproctis howra.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] Myanmar, the Andaman Islands[3] and Australia.[4]
The caterpillar is known to feed on Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Terminalia paniculata, Memecylon edule, Ziziphus, Coffea and Albizia.[5]
