Euproctis rhoda
| Euproctis rhoda | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Euproctis |
| Species: | E. rhoda |
| Binomial name | |
| Euproctis rhoda (Moore, 1879) | |
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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
- ^ "Species Details: Euproctis howra rhoda Swinhoe, 1891". 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 (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Genduara rhoda". CSIRO - Australian Moths Online. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.