Euproctis rhoda

Euproctis rhoda
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)
Synonyms
Artaxa howra Moore, 1879 Artaxa obsoleta Hampson, 1891 Artaxa rhoda C. Swinhoe, 1891 Nygmia howra C. Swinhoe, 1923

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]

References

1. "Species Details: Euproctis howra rhoda Swinhoe, 1891". 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 (ed.). "Euproctis howra (Moore, 1879)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
4. "Genduara rhoda". CSIRO - Australian Moths Online. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
5. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.