''Lymantria'' is a genus of

tussock moth 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 cat ...

s in the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...

. They are widely distributed throughout Europe, Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Java, and Celebes. The genus was erected by

Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...

in 1819.

Description

In the male, the palpi are porrect (extending forward) and hairy. Antennae with long branches. Forewings with veins 3, 4 and 5 from close to angle of cell. Vein 6 from below upper angle. Veins 7 to 10 are stalked, where vein 7 being given off further from the cell than vein 10. Hindwings with veins 3, 4 and 5 from close to angle of cell. Vein 6 and 7 from upper angle. In female, antennae serrate (tooth like on one side). Wings either fully developed or partially reduced or completely reduced to scales.

Species

The following species are included in the genus. *''

Lymantria aboleta ''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 ...

'' Staudinger, 1896 *''

Lymantria akemii ''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 ...

'' Schintlmeister, 189? *''

Lymantria albescens ''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 pa ...

'' Matsumura, 1927 *''

Lymantria albimacula ''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 ...

'' Wallengren, 1863 *'' Lymantria albolunulata'' Moore, 1879 *'' Lymantria alexandrae'' Schintlmeister, 1994 *'' Lymantria ampla'' Walker, 1855 *''

Lymantria antennata ''Lymantria antennata'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found along the east coast of Australia, including New South Wales and Queensland. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance f ...

'' Walker, 1855 *''

Lymantria antica ''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 ...

'' Walker, 1856 *''

Lymantria aomoriensis ''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 ...

'' Matsumura, 1921 *'' Lymantria apicebrunnea'' Gaede, 1932 *''

Lymantria arete ''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 pa ...

'' Fawcett, 1915 *''

Lymantria argyrochroa ''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 pa ...

'' Collenette, 1935 *''

Lymantria arrheta ''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 pa ...

'' Collenette, 1959 *''

Lymantria aryama ''Lymantria incerta'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. Palpi porrect (extending forward) and hairy. Antennae bipectinate (comb like on both sides) with long branches ...

'' Moore, 1859 *''

Lymantria ascetria ''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 pa ...

'' Hübner, 1821 *''

Lymantria asiatica ''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 pa ...

'' Vunkovskij, 1926 *''

Lymantria atala ''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 pa ...

'' C. Swinhoe, 1923 *''

Lymantria atemeles ''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 pa ...

'' Collenette, 1932 *''

Lymantria atlantica ''Lymantria atlantica'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Rambur in 1837. It is found in Spain, Portugal and France, as well as on Corsica, Sardinia, Malta and Crete. Outside of Europe, it is found in North Africa (Algeria, Mau ...

'' Rambur, 1842 *''

Lymantria atra ''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 pa ...

'' Linstow., 1907 *''

Lymantria aurora ''Lymantria mathura'', the rosy gypsy moth, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae found in the Russian Far East, Nepal, Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu), the Korean Peninsula, northern India and China (at least Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin als ...

'' Butler, 1877 *''

Lymantria bantaizana ''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 pa ...

'' Matsumura, 1933 *''

Lymantria barica ''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 pa ...

'' Mabille, 1878 *''

Lymantria barisana ''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 pa ...

'' Collenette, 1933 *''

Lymantria barlowi ''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 pa ...

'' Schintlmeister, 1994 *'' Lymantria beatrix'' Stoll, 1790 *'' Lymantria bhascara'' Moore, 1859 *''

Lymantria binotata ''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 pa ...

'' Mabille, 1880 *''

Lymantria bisextilis ''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 pa ...

'' Toxopeus, 1948 *''

Lymantria bivittata ''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 pa ...

'' Moore, 1879 *''

Lymantria brotea ''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 pa ...

'' Stoll, 1780 *'' Lymantria brunneata'' Kenrick, 1914 *''

Lymantria brunneiplaga ''Lymantria brunneiplaga'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1903. It is found in Sundaland and the Philippines. The wingspan is 48 mm for males and 65–75 mm for females. Larvae have b ...

'' C. Swinhoe, 1903 *''

Lymantria brunneoloma ''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 pa ...

'' Pogue & Schaeffer, 2007 *''

Lymantria buruensis ''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 pa ...

'' Collenette, 1933 *'' Lymantria caliginosa'' Collenette, 1933 *''

Lymantria canariensis ''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 pa ...

'' Kenrick, 1914 *'' Lymantria capnodes'' Collenette, 1932 *''

Lymantria carnecolor ''Lymantria concolor'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Sikkim, the Himalayas, Taiwan and Thailand. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distanc ...

'' Moore, 1888 *'' Lymantria carneola'' Moore, 1879 *''

Lymantria castanea ''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 ...

'' Kenrick, 1914 *'' Lymantria castaneostriata'' Kenrick, 1914 *''

Lymantria ceballosi ''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 pa ...

'' Agenjo, 1959 *''

Lymantria celebesa ''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 pa ...

'' Collenette, 1947 *''

Lymantria chosenibia ''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 ...

'' Bryk, 1949 *''

Lymantria chroma ''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 pa ...

'' Collenette, 1947 *'' Lymantria concolor'' Walker, 1855 *''

Lymantria conspersa ''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 ...

'' Hering, 1927 *''

Lymantria costalis ''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 ...

'' Walker, 1865 *''

Lymantria cryptocloea ''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 ...

'' Collenette, 1932 *'' Lymantria curvifera'' Walker, 1866 *'' Lymantria daraba'' Wiltshire, 1952 *'' Lymantria demotes'' Collenette, *'' Lymantria destituta'' Staudinger, 1891 *''

Lymantria detersa ''Lymantria detersa'' is a moth of the family Erebidae Species description, first described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in India. The caterpillar feeds on ''Casuarina equisetifolia''. One subspecies, '' ...

'' Walker, 1865 *'' Lymantria dictyodigma'' Collenette, 1930 *''

Lymantria didymata ''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 ...

'' Kenrick, 1914 *'' Lymantria diehli'' Schintlmeister, 198? *''

Lymantria dispar ''Lymantria dispar'', also known as the gypsy moth or the spongy moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. ''Lymantria dispar'' is subdivided into several subspecies, with subspecies such as ''L. d. dispar'' and ''L. d. japonica'' bei ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 – gypsy moth *''

Lymantria disparina ''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 pa ...

'' Hering, 1926 *'' Lymantria dissoluta'' C. Swinhoe, 1903 *''

Lymantria diversa ''Lymantria lunata'', the luna gypsy moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Caspar Stoll in 1782. It is found in Southeast Asia, from India to the northeast coast of Australia. The wingspan is about 60 mm ...

'' Turner, 1936 *'' Lymantria doreyensis'' Collenette, 1933 *''

Lymantria dubia ''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 ...

'' Kenrick, 1914 *'' Lymantria dubiosa'' Aurivillius, 1894 *'' Lymantria dulcinea'' Butler, 1882 *''

Lymantria ekeikei ''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 pa ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1904 *''

Lymantria elassa ''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 ...

'' Collenette, 1938 *''

Lymantria epelytes ''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 pa ...

'' Collenette, 1936 *'' Lymantria eremita'' Ochsenheimer, 1810 *''

Lymantria faircloughi ''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 pa ...

'' Holloway, 1999 *''

Lymantria finitorum ''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 ...

'' Collenette, 1931 *'' Lymantria flavicilia'' Hampson, 1910 *'' Lymantria flavoneura'' Joicey, 1916 *'' Lymantria formosana'' Matsumura, 1911 *'' Lymantria fuliginea'' Butler, 1880 *'' Lymantria fuliginosa'' Moore, 1883 *''

Lymantria fumida ''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 ...

'' Butler, 1877 *'' Lymantria fumosa'' Saalmüller, 1884 *''

Lymantria fusca ''Lymantria mathura'', the rosy gypsy moth, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae found in the Russian Far East, Nepal, Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu), the Korean Peninsula, northern India and China (at least Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin als ...

'' Leech, 1888 *''

Lymantria galinaria ''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 pa ...

'' C. Swinhoe, 1903 *''

Lymantria ganaha ''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 pa ...

'' C. Swinhoe, 1903 *''

Lymantria ganara ''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 pa ...

'' Moore, 1859 *'' Lymantria ganaroides'' Strand, 1917 *''

Lymantria grandis ''Lymantria grandis'' is a 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 ...

'' Walker, 1855 *'' Lymantria grisea'' Moore, 1879 *''

Lymantria griseipennis ''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 ...

'' Kozhanchikov, 1950 *''

Lymantria griseostriata ''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 ...

'' Kenrick, 1914 *''

Lymantria grisescens ''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 pa ...

'' Staudinger, 1887 *''

Lymantria hadina ''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 ...

'' Butler, 1881 *''

Lymantria harimuda ''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 ...

'' Roepke, 1937 *'' Lymantria hemipyra'' Collenette, 1932 *''

Lymantria hilaris ''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 ...

'' Voll., 1863 *''

Lymantria hollowayi ''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 ...

'' Schintlmeister, 198? *''

Lymantria horishana ''Lymantria concolor'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Sikkim, the Himalayas, Taiwan and Thailand. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distanc ...

'' Matsumura, 1931 *'' Lymantria horishanella'' Matsumura, 1927 *''

Lymantria hypobolimaea ''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 pa ...

'' Collenette, 1959 *''

Lymantria ichorina ''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 ...

'' Butler, 1884 *''

Lymantria idea ''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 pa ...

'' Bryk, 1949 *'' Lymantria incerta'' Walker, 1855 *''

Lymantria infuscata ''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 ...

'' Okano, 1959 *'' Lymantria inordinata'' Walker, 1865 *''

Lymantria iris ''Lymantria iris'' is a species of erebid moth described by Embrik Strand in 1910. It is found in Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in th ...

'' Strand, 1910 *'' Lymantria japonica'' Motschulsky, 1860 *''

Lymantria joannisi ''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 ...

'' Le Cerf, 1921 *''

Lymantria kanara ''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 ...

'' Collenette, 1951 *''

Lymantria kebeae ''Lymantria kebeae'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tp ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1904 *''

Lymantria kettlewelli ''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 pa ...

'' Collenette, 1953 *'' Lymantria kinta'' Collenette, 1932 *'' Lymantria kobesi'' Schintlmeister, 1994 *'' Lymantria kolthoffi'' Bryk, 1949 *''

Lymantria komarovi ''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 pa ...

'' Christoph, 1882 *''

Lymantria koreibia ''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 ...

'' Bryk, 1949 *''

Lymantria kosemponis ''Lymantria grisea'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. Distribution It is found in Nepal, northern India and Thailand, Myanmar, China and Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, a ...

'' Strand, 1914 *''

Lymantria kruegeri ''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 ...

'' Turati, 1912 *''

Lymantria lacteipennis ''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 pa ...

'' Collenette, 1933 *''

Lymantria lamda ''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 ...

'' Collenette, 1936 *'' Lymantria lapidicola'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1852 *''

Lymantria lateralis ''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 ...

'' Bryk, 1949 *'' Lymantria lepcha'' Moore, 1879 *'' Lymantria leucerythra'' Collenette, 1930 *''

Lymantria leucophaes ''Lymantica leucophaes'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in eastern Madagascar. The forewings of this species are white, with 6 prominent russet patches along the costa and traces of 3 fasciae of russet. Hindwings are russet with ...

'' Collenette, 1936 *''

Lymantria libella ''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 pa ...

'' C. Swinhoe, 1904 *''

Lymantria loacana ''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 ...

'' Semper, 1898 *''

Lymantria lucescens ''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 ...

'' Butler, 1881 *''

Lymantria lunata ''Lymantria lunata'', the luna gypsy moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Caspar Stoll in 1782. It is found in Southeast Asia, from India to the northeast coast of Australia. The wingspan is about 60 mm ...

'' Stoll, 1781 *''

Lymantria lutea ''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 pa ...

'' Boisduval, 1847 *''

Lymantria lutescens ''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 ...

'' Aurivillius, 1920 *'' Lymantria lygaea'' Bethune-Baker, 1908 *''

Lymantria maculata ''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 ...

'' Semper, 1898 *'' Lymantria maculosa'' Walker, 1855 *''

Lymantria malgassica ''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 ...

'' Kenrick, 1914 *''

Lymantria marginalis ''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 pa ...

'' Walker, 1862 *'' Lymantria marginata'' Walker, 1855 *''

Lymantria marwitzi ''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 ...

'' Grumb., 1907 *''

Lymantria mathura ''Lymantria mathura'', the rosy gypsy moth, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae found in the Russian Far East, Nepal, Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu), the Korean Peninsula, northern India and China (at least Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin als ...

'' Moore, 1865 *'' Lymantria matuta'' Bryk, 1949 *''

Lymantria maura ''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 pa ...

'' Oberthür, 1916 *''

Lymantria melanopogon ''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 ...

'' Strand, 1914 *'' Lymantria metarhoda'' Walker, 1862 *'' Lymantria metella'' Fawcett, 1915 *''

Lymantria micans ''Lymantria concolor'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Sikkim, the Himalayas, Taiwan and Thailand. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distanc ...

'' Felder, 1874 *'' Lymantria microcyma'' Collenette, 1937 *'' Lymantria microstrigata'' Holloway, 1999 *''

Lymantria minahassa ''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 pa ...

'' Collenette, 1932 *''

Lymantria miniata ''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 pa ...

'' Grunb., 1907 *''

Lymantria minomonis ''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 ...

'' Matsumura, 1933 *'' Lymantria minora'' van Eecke, 1828 *'' Lymantria mjobergi'' Aurivillius, 1920 *'' Lymantria modesta'' Walker, 1855 *''

Lymantria moesta ''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 pa ...

'' C. Swinhoe, 1903 *''

Lymantria monacha The black arches or nun moth (''Lymantria monacha'')Carter, David. Butterflies and Moths, Dorling Kindersley, pg 271 is a small Palaearctic moth. It is considered a forest pest. Description The moths of ''Lymantria monacha'' have a wingspan of ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 *''

Lymantria monoides ''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 ...

'' Collenette, 1932 *'' Lymantria mosera'' H. Druce, 1898 *'' Lymantria mus'' Oberthür, 1916 *'' Lymantria narindra'' Moore, 1859 *''

Lymantria nebulosa ''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 pa ...

'' Wileman, 1910 *'' Lymantria neirai'' Agenjo, 1959 *''

Lymantria nephrographa ''Lymantria nephrographa'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the rainforests of the mid-east coast of Australia, including New South Wales and Queensland. The wingspan is about 70 mm. The wings are white with red-br ...

'' Turner, 1915 *'' Lymantria nesiobia'' Bryk, 1942 *'' Lymantria nigra'' Freyer, 1833 *'' Lymantria nigra'' Moore, 1888 *'' Lymantria nigricosta'' Matsumura, 1921 *''

Lymantria ninayi ''Lymantria ninayi'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea. It is a pest insect and can cause major damage to forests. In particular, ''Pinus'' species, which are introduced in Papua New Guinea, can be compl ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1910 *''

Lymantria nobunaga ''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 pa ...

'' Nagano, 1909 *''

Lymantria novaguinensis ''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 pa ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1904 *'' Lymantria nudala'' Strand, 1915 *''

Lymantria oberthuri ''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 pa ...

'' D. Lucas, 1906 *'' Lymantria obfuscata'' Walker, 1865 *''

Lymantria obsoleta ''Lymantria serva'', the ficus tussock moth or serva tussock moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793 and is found in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Assam in India and Yunnan in China. It is possibly also fo ...

'' Walker, 1855 *'' Lymantria oinoa'' Collenette, 1956 *'' Lymantria orestera'' Collenette, 1932 *'' Lymantria ornata'' Oberthür, 1923 *'' Lymantria ossea'' Toxopeus, 1948 *'' Lymantria pagon'' Holloway, 1999 *''

Lymantria panthera ''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 pa ...

'' van Eecke, 1928 *'' Lymantria pelospila'' Turner, 1915 *'' Lymantria pendleburyi'' Collenette, 1932 *''

Lymantria phaeosericea ''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 pa ...

'' Mabille, 1884 *'' Lymantria plumbalis'' Hampson, 1895 *''

Lymantria polioptera ''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 ...

'' Collenette, 1934 *''

Lymantria polycyma ''Lymantica polycyma'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in eastern Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madag ...

'' Collenette, 1936 *'' Lymantria polysticta'' Collenette, 1929 *'' Lymantria postalba'' Inoue, 1956 *''

Lymantria postfusca ''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 pa ...

'' C. Swinhoe, 1906 *'' Lymantria praetermissa'' Collenette, 1933 *''

Lymantria pramesta ''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 ...

'' Moore, 1859 *''

Lymantria pruinosa ''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 pa ...

'' Butler, 1879 *''

'' Hering, 1927 *''

Lymantria pulverea ''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 ...

'' Pogue & Schaeffer, 2007 *''

Lymantria pusilla ''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 ...

'' Felder, 1874 *''

Lymantria rhabdota ''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 pa ...

'' Collenette, 1949 *''

Lymantria rhodina ''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 ...

'' Walker, 1865 *''

Lymantria rhodopepla ''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 ...

'' Felder, 1874 *''

Lymantria rosea ''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 ...

'' Butler, 1879 *'' Lymantria roseicoxa'' Kenrick, 1914 *''

Lymantria roseola ''Lymantria grisea'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. Distribution It is found in Nepal, northern India and Thailand, Myanmar, China and Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at ...

'' Matsumura, 1931 *'' Lymantria rosina'' Pagenstecher, 1900 *''

Lymantria rubroviridis ''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 pa ...

'' Hering, 1917 *'' Lymantria rufofusca'' Mabille, 1899 *'' Lymantria rufotincta'' Kenrick, 1914 *''

Lymantria russula ''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 pa ...

'' Collenette, 1933 *'' Lymantria rusticana'' Hering, 1927 *'' Lymantria sakaguchii'' Matsumura, 1927 *'' Lymantria semicincta'' Walker, 1855 *'' Lymantria serva'' Fabricius, 1793 *''

Lymantria servula ''Lymantria grisea'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. Distribution It is found in Nepal, northern India and Thailand, Myanmar, China and Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at ...

'' Collenette, 1935 *''

Lymantria sinica ''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 ...

'' Moore, 1879 *''

Lymantria subfusca ''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 pa ...

'' Schulz., 1910 *'' Lymantria subpallida'' Okano, 1959 *'' Lymantria subrosea'' Walker, 1855 *'' Lymantria sugii'' Kishida, 1986 *'' Lymantria superans'' Walker, 1855 *'' Lymantria takasagonis'' Matsumura, 1933 *'' Lymantria todara'' Moore, 1879 *''

Lymantria tsushimensis ''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 ...

'' Inoue, 1956 *''

Lymantria umbrifera ''Lymantria umbrifera'' is a moth in the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Wileman in 1910. It is found in Taiwan and China. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the ...

'' Wileman, 1910 *'' Lymantria umbrina'' Moore, 1879 *'' Lymantria umbrosa'' Butler, 1881 *''

Lymantria uxor ''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 ...

'' Saalmüller, 1884 *''

Lymantria variegata ''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 pa ...

'' Kenrick, 1914 *''

Lymantria vinacea ''Lymantria serva'', the ficus tussock moth or serva tussock moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793 and is found in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Assam in India and Yunnan in China. It is possibly also fo ...

'' Moore, 1879 *''

Lymantria xylina ''Lymantria xylina'', the casuarina moth or casuarina tussock moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1903. It is found in Japan, Taiwan and the Chinese provinces of Fujian and Guangdong. It ...

'' C. Swinhoe, 1903 *'' Lymantria yunnanensis'' Collenette, 1933

References

* Ingram, R. (2010): ''Gypsy Moths (''Lymantria'' spp.) Surveillance in Australia''. DAFF mimeograph. * Pogue, Michael G. & Schaefer, Paul W. (2007): ''A Review of Selected Species of ''Lymantria'' Hübner,

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(Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) from Subtropical and Temperate Regions of Asia, Including the Descriptions of Three New Species, Some Potentially Invasive to North America''. * Schintlmeister, Alexander (2004). ''The Taxonomy of the Genus ''Lymantria'' Hübner,

(Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)''.

External links

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"''Lymantria'' Hübner, 1819"
''Fauna Europaea''. Retrieved March 24, 2020. * * * {{Taxonbar , from=Q1315974 Lymantriini Moth genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner