Euproctis fulvipuncta

Euproctis fulvipuncta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Euproctis
Species:
E. fulvipuncta
Binomial name
Euproctis fulvipuncta
Hampson, 1893
Synonyms
  • Nygmia fulvipuncta Swinhoe, 1923

Euproctis fulvipuncta is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1893.[1] It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[2][3]

It was described by Hampson as white with orange spots, with brown antennas.[4]

The caterpillar is known to feed on Neolitsea zeylanica.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Species Details: Euproctis fulvipuncta Hampson, 1893". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku. "Euproctis fulvipuncta Hampson, [1893]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. ^ Hampson, George Francis; Bell, Thomas Reid Davys; Scott, Francis Burgess (1892). Moths. Smithsonian Libraries. London, Taylor and Francis; [etc., etc.]
  5. ^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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