''Lymantica'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the subfamily
Lymantriinae
The Lymantriinae (formerly called the Lymantriidae) are a subfamily of moths of the family Erebidae. The taxon was erected by George Hampson in 1893.
Many of its component species are referred to as "tussock moths" of one sort or another. The ca ...
. The genus was erected by Cyril Leslie Collenette in 1936.
Taxonomy
The Global Lepidoptera Names Index
The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex) is a searchable database maintained by the Department of Entomology at the Natural History Museum, London.
It is based on card indices and scanned journals, nomenclatural catalogues and the '' Zoologi ...
and Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms give this name as a synonym of ''
Lymantria
''Lymantria'' is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. They are widely distributed throughout Europe, Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Java, and Celebes. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Description
In the male, the p ...
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Species listed by Afromoths
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Lymantica arrheta''
(Collenette, 1959)
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Lymantica canariensis''
(Kenrick, 1914)
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Lymantica castaneostriata''
(Kenrick, 1914)
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Lymantica cidariensis''
Kühne, 2010
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Lymantica hypobolimaea''
(Collenette, 1959)
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Lymantica leucophaes''
(Collenette, 1936)
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Lymantica malgassica''
(Kenrick, 1914)
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Lymantica phaeosericea''
(Mabille, 1884)
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Lymantica pruinosa''
(Butler, 1879)
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Lymantica radiata''
Griveaud, 1977
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Lymantica rufofusca''
(Mabille, 1900)
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Lymantica suarezia''
(Mabille, 1898)
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Lymantica velutina''
(Mabille, 1879)
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Lymantica xanthosoma''
(Saalmüller, 1884)
References
Lymantriinae
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