''Euproctis pulverea'' is a
moth of the subfamily
Lymantriinae first described by
John Henry Leech in 1888. It is found in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
,
Korea and
Taiwan.
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
Moths described in 1888
Lymantriinae
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