''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 c ...

s 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 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'' 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 p ...

'' Schintlmeister, 189? *'' Lymantria albescens'' 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 p ...

'' Wallengren, 1863 *''

Lymantria albolunulata ''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 alexandrae ''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 ampla ''Lymantria ampla'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. Biology The caterpillar is a pest of cotton, ''Pelargonium'', '' Quisqualis indica'', '' Ricinus communis'', ...

'' 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 pa ...

'' 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 p ...

'' Matsumura, 1921 *''

Lymantria apicebrunnea ''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 ...

'' 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 p ...

'' 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 p ...

'' 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 p ...

'' Collenette, 1959 *'' Lymantria aryama'' 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 p ...

'' 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 p ...

'' 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 p ...

'' 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 p ...

'' 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, ...

'' 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 ...

'' 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 p ...

'' 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 p ...

'' 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 p ...

'' 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 p ...

'' Schintlmeister, 1994 *''

Lymantria beatrix ''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, 1790 *''

Lymantria bhascara ''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 al ...

'' 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 ''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 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 ...

'' C. Swinhoe, 1903 *'' Lymantria brunneoloma'' 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 p ...

'' Collenette, 1933 *''

Lymantria caliginosa ''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 canariensis'' Kenrick, 1914 *''

Lymantria capnodes ''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 carnecolor'' Moore, 1888 *''

Lymantria carneola ''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 castanea'' Kenrick, 1914 *''

Lymantria castaneostriata ''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 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 p ...

'' 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'' Collenette, 1947 *''

Lymantria concolor ''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 ...

'' 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 p ...

'' 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 p ...

'' 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 ''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, 1866 *''

Lymantria daraba ''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 ...

'' Wiltshire, 1952 *''

Lymantria demotes ''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, *''

Lymantria destituta ''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 ...

'' Staudinger, 1891 *''

Lymantria detersa ''Lymantria detersa'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country ...

'' Walker, 1865 *''

Lymantria dictyodigma ''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, 1930 *'' Lymantria didymata'' Kenrick, 1914 *''

Lymantria diehli ''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, 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'' be ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 – gypsy moth *'' Lymantria disparina'' Hering, 1926 *''

Lymantria dissoluta ''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 diversa'' Turner, 1936 *''

Lymantria doreyensis ''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 dubia'' Kenrick, 1914 *''

Lymantria dubiosa ''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 ...

'' Aurivillius, 1894 *''

Lymantria dulcinea ''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, 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'' 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 ''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 ...

'' 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'' Collenette, 1931 *''

Lymantria flavicilia ''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 ...

'' Hampson, 1910 *''

Lymantria flavoneura ''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 ...

'' Joicey, 1916 *''

Lymantria formosana ''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, 1911 *''

Lymantria fuliginea ''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, 1880 *''

Lymantria fuliginosa ''Lymantria fuliginosa'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1883. It is found in Sri Lanka and India. References

Lymantria Moths of Asia Moths described in 1883 {{Lymantriidae-stub ...

'' Moore, 1883 *'' Lymantria fumida'' Butler, 1877 *''

Lymantria fumosa ''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 ...

'' Saalmüller, 1884 *'' Lymantria fusca'' 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'' C. Swinhoe, 1903 *'' Lymantria ganara'' Moore, 1859 *''

Lymantria ganaroides ''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 ...

'' Strand, 1917 *'' Lymantria grandis'' Walker, 1855 *''

Lymantria grisea ''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 ...

'' Moore, 1879 *'' Lymantria griseipennis'' Kozhanchikov, 1950 *'' Lymantria griseostriata'' 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'' 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 ''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 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 p ...

'' Voll., 1863 *'' Lymantria hollowayi'' 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 dista ...

'' Matsumura, 1931 *''

Lymantria horishanella ''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 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'' 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 ''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 ...

'' 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 pa ...

'' Okano, 1959 *''

Lymantria inordinata ''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 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 ''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 ...

'' 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 pa ...

'' Le Cerf, 1921 *'' Lymantria kanara'' 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 ''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 kobesi ''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 kolthoffi ''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 komarovi'' 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 p ...

'' Bryk, 1949 *'' Lymantria kosemponis'' 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 p ...

'' 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 ''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 ...

'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1852 *'' Lymantria lateralis'' Bryk, 1949 *''

Lymantria lepcha ''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 leucerythra ''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, 1930 *''

Lymantria leucophaes ''Lymantica leucophaes'' is a moth of 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 macromo ...

'' Collenette, 1936 *'' Lymantria libella'' C. Swinhoe, 1904 *'' Lymantria loacana'' 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 p ...

'' Butler, 1881 *'' Lymantria lunata'' Stoll, 1781 *'' Lymantria lutea'' 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 pa ...

'' Aurivillius, 1920 *''

Lymantria lygaea ''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, 1908 *'' Lymantria maculata'' Semper, 1898 *''

Lymantria maculosa ''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, 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 ''Lymantria marginata'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The wingspan of the male is 41 mm and the female is about 52 mm. Palpi porre ...

'' 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 pa ...

'' Grumb., 1907 *'' Lymantria mathura'' Moore, 1865 *''

Lymantria matuta ''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 maura'' 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 p ...

'' Strand, 1914 *''

Lymantria metarhoda ''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 metella ''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 micans'' Felder, 1874 *''

Lymantria microcyma ''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, 1937 *''

Lymantria microstrigata ''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 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 p ...

'' Collenette, 1932 *'' Lymantria miniata'' Grunb., 1907 *'' Lymantria minomonis'' Matsumura, 1933 *''

Lymantria minora ''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, 1828 *''

Lymantria mjobergi ''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 ...

'' Aurivillius, 1920 *''

Lymantria modesta ''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, 1855 *'' Lymantria moesta'' 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 pa ...

'' Collenette, 1932 *''

Lymantria mosera ''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 ...

'' H. Druce, 1898 *''

Lymantria mus ''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 ...

'' Oberthür, 1916 *''

Lymantria narindra ''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 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'' Turner, 1915 *''Lymantria nesiobia'' Bryk, 1942 *''Lymantria nigra'' Freyer, 1833 *''Lymantria nigra'' Moore, 1888 *''Lymantria nigricosta'' Matsumura, 1921 *''Lymantria ninayi'' Bethune-Baker, 1910 *''Lymantria nobunaga'' Nagano, 1909 *''Lymantria novaguinensis'' Bethune-Baker, 1904 *''Lymantria nudala'' Strand, 1915 *''Lymantria oberthuri'' D. Lucas, 1906 *''Lymantria obfuscata'' Walker, 1865 *''Lymantria obsoleta'' Walker, 1855 *''Lymantria oinoa'' Collenette, 1956 *''Lymantria orestera'' Collenette, 1932 *''Lymantria ornata'' Oberthür, 1923 *''Lymantria ossea'' Toxopeus, 1948 *''Lymantria pagon'' Holloway, 1999 *''Lymantria panthera'' van Eecke, 1928 *''Lymantria pelospila'' Turner, 1915 *''Lymantria pendleburyi'' Collenette, 1932 *''Lymantria phaeosericea'' Mabille, 1884 *''Lymantria plumbalis'' Hampson, 1895 *''Lymantria polioptera'' Collenette, 1934 *''Lymantria polycyma'' Collenette, 1936 *''Lymantria polysticta'' Collenette, 1929 *''Lymantria postalba'' Inoue, 1956 *''Lymantria postfusca'' C. Swinhoe, 1906 *''Lymantria praetermissa'' Collenette, 1933 *''Lymantria pramesta'' Moore, 1859 *''Lymantria pruinosa'' Butler, 1879 *''Lymantria pruinosa'' Hering, 1927 *''Lymantria pulverea'' Pogue & Schaeffer, 2007 *''Lymantria pusilla'' Felder, 1874 *''Lymantria rhabdota'' Collenette, 1949 *''Lymantria rhodina'' Walker, 1865 *''Lymantria rhodopepla'' Felder, 1874 *''Lymantria rosea'' Butler, 1879 *''Lymantria roseicoxa'' Kenrick, 1914 *''Lymantria roseola'' Matsumura, 1931 *''Lymantria rosina'' Pagenstecher, 1900 *''Lymantria rubroviridis'' Hering, 1917 *''Lymantria rufofusca'' Mabille, 1899 *''Lymantria rufotincta'' Kenrick, 1914 *''Lymantria russula'' Collenette, 1933 *''Lymantria rusticana'' Hering, 1927 *''Lymantria sakaguchii'' Matsumura, 1927 *''Lymantria semicincta'' Walker, 1855 *''Lymantria serva'' Fabricius, 1793 *''Lymantria servula'' Collenette, 1935 *''Lymantria sinica'' Moore, 1879 *''Lymantria subfusca'' 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'' Inoue, 1956 *''Lymantria umbrifera'' Wileman, 1910 *''Lymantria umbrina'' Moore, 1879 *''Lymantria umbrosa'' Butler, 1881 *''Lymantria uxor'' Saalmüller, 1884 *''Lymantria variegata'' Kenrick, 1914 *''Lymantria vinacea'' Moore, 1879 *''Lymantria xylina'' 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, [1819] (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, [1819] (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)''.

External links

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