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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.
23 branches of this group, most-observed first

Black Arches
speciesLymantria monacha

Concolorous Tussock Moth
speciesLymantria concolor

Lymantria subrosea
speciesLymantria subrosea

Lymantria sinica
speciesLymantria sinica

Pink Lymantria
speciesLymantria lucescens

Lymantria todara
speciesLymantria todara

Lymantria dissoluta
speciesLymantria dissoluta

Lymantria semicincta
speciesLymantria semicincta

Lymantria umbrifera
speciesLymantria umbrifera

Lymantria alexandrae
speciesLymantria alexandrae

Lymantria similis
speciesLymantria similis

Lymantria minomonis
speciesLymantria minomonis

Lymantria sugii
speciesLymantria sugii

Lymantria moesta
speciesLymantria moesta

Lymantria sobrina
speciesLymantria sobrina

Lymantria semperi
speciesLymantria semperi

Lymantria demotes
speciesLymantria demotes

Lymantria argyrochroa
speciesLymantria argyrochroa

Lymantria ossea
speciesLymantria ossea
Lymantria jakli
speciesLymantria jakli
Lymantria witti
speciesLymantria witti

Lymantria lygaea
speciesLymantria lygaea

Lymantria ganaroides
speciesLymantria ganaroides
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 1552380.