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Porthetria
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.
40 branches of this group, most-observed first
Spongy Moth
speciesLymantria dispar
Lymantria ampla
speciesLymantria ampla
Lymantria xylina
speciesLymantria xylina
Lymantria bivittata
speciesLymantria bivittata
Lymantria brotea
speciesLymantria brotea
Lymantria ganara
speciesLymantria ganara
Lymantria antennata
speciesLymantria antennata
Lymantria narindra
speciesLymantria narindra
Lymantria brunneiplaga
speciesLymantria brunneiplaga
Luna Lymantria
speciesLymantria lunata
Lymantria plumbalis
speciesLymantria plumbalis
Lymantria orestera
speciesLymantria orestera
Lymantria sapaensis
speciesLymantria sapaensis
Lymantria aryama
speciesLymantria aryama
Lymantria pelospila
speciesLymantria pelospila
Lymantria schaeferi
speciesLymantria schaeferi
Lymantria detersa
speciesLymantria detersa
Lymantria novaguineensis
speciesLymantria novaguineensis
Lymantria incerta
speciesLymantria incerta
Lymantria umbrosa
speciesLymantria umbrosa
Lymantria loacana
speciesLymantria loacana
Lymantria apicebrunnea
speciesLymantria apicebrunnea
Lymantria buruensis
speciesLymantria buruensis
Lymantria ascetria
speciesLymantria ascetria
Lymantria pagenstecheri
speciesLymantria pagenstecheri
Lymantria albescens
speciesLymantria albescens
Lymantria rikiosatoi
speciesLymantria rikiosatoi
Obfuscated Lymantria
speciesLymantria obfuscata
Lymantria speideli
speciesLymantria speideli
Lymantria behouneki
speciesLymantria behouneki
Lymantria praetermissa
speciesLymantria praetermissa
Lymantria diehli
speciesLymantria diehli
Lymantria sphalera
speciesLymantria sphalera
Lymantria monoides
speciesLymantria monoides
Lymantria doreyensis
speciesLymantria doreyensis
Lymantria grigorievi
speciesLymantria grigorievi
Lymantria kishidai
speciesLymantria kishidai
Lymantria paukstadti
speciesLymantria paukstadti
Lymantria costalis
speciesLymantria costalis
Lymantria rosina
speciesLymantria rosina
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Porthetria in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1552378.