Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Erebidae > Lymantriinae > Lymantriini > Lymantria
Lymantria spp.
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Lymantria spp.
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Lymantria spp.: Lagerstroemia parviflora, Sonneratia caseolaris, Sonneratia alba(Lythraceae), Planchonia careya (Lecythidaceae), Quercus semiserrata, Quercus floribunda (Fagaceae), Shorea robusta (Dipterocarpaceae), Terminalia bellirica, Terminalia myriocarpa, Terminalia elliptica, Terminalia catappa, Terminalia arjuna (Combretaceae), Artocarpus integer, Ficus benghalensis, Ficus religiosa (Moraceae), Casuarina equisetifolia (Casuarinaceae), Camellia sinensis (Theaceae), Cassia fistula, Crotalaria, Dalbergia, Vachellia nilotica, Senna auriculata (Fabaceae), Neolamarckia cadamba, Coffea, Mussaenda frondosa (Rubiaceae), Ricinus communis, Mallotus nudiflorus (Euphorbiaceae), Tectona grandis (Lamiaceae), Ziziphus mauritiana, Ziziphus jujuba (Rhamnaceae), Pinus kesiya (Pinaceae), Syzygium cumini (Myrtaceae), Dendrophthoe glabrescens (Loranthaceae), Alnus nitida (Betulaceae), Populus, Salix alba, Salix babylonica (Salicaceae), Prunus armeniaca (Rosaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010)
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult moth observations that have been databased:
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| All states |
Similiar species:
List of Lymantria Hübner, [1819] species in India based on Schintlmeister, 2004 and Pogue, 2007
South and West India and Sri Lanka.
Lymantria detersa Walker, 1865. S. & W. India.
Lymantria fuliginosa Moore, 1883. W. & S. India, Sri Lanka.
Lymantria todara Moore, 1879. S. India, Sri Lanka. Sister species of L. similis.
Lymantria grandis Walker, 1855. S India, Sri Lanka
Lymantria ampla (Walker, 1855). S. India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka.
Lymantria aryama Moore, 1859. S. India, Nepal.
Lymantria subrosea subrosea Swinhoe, 1903. Tamil Nadu, Kerala.
Lymantria nussi Schintlmeister, 2004. S. India.
Lymantria kanara Collenette, 1951. S. India.
NW Himalaya & Nepal
Lymantria incerta Walker, 1855. NW India.
Lymantria obfuscata Walker, 1865. NW India.
Lymantria moesta Swinhoe, 1903 NW India, Nepal.
Lymantra serva Fabricius, 1793. NW. India, Nepal.
Lymantria sobrina sobrina Moore, 1879. NW India.
Lymantria maxfischeri Schintlmeister, 2004. Nepal.
Lymantria liedgensi Schintlmeister, 2004. Uttarakhand.
Lymantria schnitzleri Schintlmeister, 2004. Nepal.
Lymantria semicincta (Walker, 1855). NW. Himalaya.
E. Himalaya
Lymantria obsoleta obsoleta Walker, 1855. NE India.
Lymantria similis Moore, 1879. Bhutan, NE India.
Lymantria bivittata bivittata Moore, 1879. C. & E. Himalaya, NE India, Andamans.
Lymantria brotea lepcha Moore, 1879. E. Himalaya. Lymantria lepcha treated as a separate species on the website.
Lymantria iris Strand, 1911, formerly ssp of obsoleta. NE India (Meghalaya)
Lymantria grisea grisea Moore, 1879. NE India.
Lymantria subrosea singapura Schintlmeister, 2004. NE India.
Himalaya
Lymantria marginata Walker, 1855. Himalaya, NE India, Bangladesh.
Lymantria concolor concolor Walker, 1855. N. India, Bangladesh.
Lymantria mathura Moore, 1866. Himalaya, NE India.
Lymantria albolunulata Moore, 1879. Himalaya.
Lymantria costalis Walker, 1865. Sri Lanka, “India”.
South and West India and Sri Lanka.
Lymantria detersa Walker, 1865. S. & W. India.
Lymantria fuliginosa Moore, 1883. W. & S. India, Sri Lanka.
Lymantria todara Moore, 1879. S. India, Sri Lanka. Sister species of L. similis.
Lymantria grandis Walker, 1855. S India, Sri Lanka
Lymantria ampla (Walker, 1855). S. India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka.
Lymantria aryama Moore, 1859. S. India, Nepal.
Lymantria subrosea subrosea Swinhoe, 1903. Tamil Nadu, Kerala.
Lymantria nussi Schintlmeister, 2004. S. India.
Lymantria kanara Collenette, 1951. S. India.
NW Himalaya & Nepal
Lymantria incerta Walker, 1855. NW India.
Lymantria obfuscata Walker, 1865. NW India.
Lymantria moesta Swinhoe, 1903 NW India, Nepal.
Lymantra serva Fabricius, 1793. NW. India, Nepal.
Lymantria sobrina sobrina Moore, 1879. NW India.
Lymantria maxfischeri Schintlmeister, 2004. Nepal.
Lymantria liedgensi Schintlmeister, 2004. Uttarakhand.
Lymantria schnitzleri Schintlmeister, 2004. Nepal.
Lymantria semicincta (Walker, 1855). NW. Himalaya.
E. Himalaya
Lymantria obsoleta obsoleta Walker, 1855. NE India.
Lymantria similis Moore, 1879. Bhutan, NE India.
Lymantria bivittata bivittata Moore, 1879. C. & E. Himalaya, NE India, Andamans.
Lymantria brotea lepcha Moore, 1879. E. Himalaya. Lymantria lepcha treated as a separate species on the website.
Lymantria iris Strand, 1911, formerly ssp of obsoleta. NE India (Meghalaya)
Lymantria grisea grisea Moore, 1879. NE India.
Lymantria subrosea singapura Schintlmeister, 2004. NE India.
Himalaya
Lymantria marginata Walker, 1855. Himalaya, NE India, Bangladesh.
Lymantria concolor concolor Walker, 1855. N. India, Bangladesh.
Lymantria mathura Moore, 1866. Himalaya, NE India.
Lymantria albolunulata Moore, 1879. Himalaya.
Lymantria costalis Walker, 1865. Sri Lanka, “India”.
References:
- Pogue, M. G & P. W. Schaefer. 2007. A review of selected species of Lymantria Hübner (1819) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Lymantriinae) from subtropical and temperate regions of Asia, including the descriptions of three new species, some potentially invasive to North America.
- Schintlmeister, A. 2004. The Taxonomy of the genus Lymantria HÜBNER [1819] (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae). 1- 248. Quadrifina 7.
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Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Lymantria spp. . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 3.30. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/358636/Lymantria-spp.
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