Euproctis pulverea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Euproctis
Species:
E. pulverea
Binomial name
Euproctis pulverea
(Leech, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Artaxa pulverea Leech, 1888
  • Euproctis argentata Leech, 1899
  • Porthesia riukiuana Matsumura, 1927

Euproctis pulverea is a moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by John Henry Leech in 1888. It is found in Japan, Korea and Taiwan.[1]

The larvae feed on Eurya japonica, Prunus and Rosa species.

Taxonomy

A second species with the same name was described in 1900 by George Hampson (Euproctis pulverea) from the Australian Christmas Island. No alternative name has been assigned to that species.

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Euproctis pulverea (Leech, 1888)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2018.


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