Lemyra maculifascia

Lemyra maculifascia is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in China (Shandong, Yunnan), Indonesia (Sumatra, Nias, Java, Bali, Borneo, Sulawesi, the Moluccas, Ambon Island, Buru, Lombok, Dammer, Aru), Timor, the Philippines, New Guinea and Australia[1] (Western Australia and Queensland). It is found in secondary habitats, including bush, clearings in primary forests and plantations, from the sea level up to elevations of about 1,200 meters.[2]

Lemyra maculifascia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lemyra
Species:
L. maculifascia
Binomial name
Lemyra maculifascia
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Spilosoma maculifascia Walker, 1855
  • Maenas maculifascia
  • Paralacydes maculifascia
  • Spilosoma conspurcatum Walker, 1856
  • Lymantria parva Walker, 1865
  • Liparis parva
  • Maenas parvula Hulstaert, 1924
  • Maenas malayensis Hampson, 1901
  • Maenas maculifascia roseata Rothschild, 1910
  • Maenas arescopa Turner, 1906

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are white with black markings. The hindwings are white with a series of round black spots.

The larvae have been reported feeding on the foliage of Dioscorea oppositifolia, Convolvulus and Erythrina species.[3]

References
  1. Dubatolov, V.V. (November 1, 2012). "Tiger Moths (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) of the Oriental Region, Australia and Oceania". Siberian Zoological Museum. Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology.
  2. Černý, Karel (January 3, 2011). "A Review of the subfamily Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) from the Philippines" (PDF). Entomofauna. 32 (3): 29–92.
  3. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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