Lymantria todara
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| Lymantria todara | |
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| male | |
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| female both in Sinharaja Forest, Viharahena | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Lymantria |
| Species: | L. todara |
| Binomial name | |
| Lymantria todara Moore, 1879 | |
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Lymantria todara is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1879.[1] It is found in India (Nilgiri)[2] and Sri Lanka.[3]
The caterpillar is a pest of Lagerstroemia parviflora, Shorea robusta, Terminalia bellirica and Terminalia tomentosa.[4]
