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