Eligma narcissus
Eligma narcissus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nolidae |
Genus: | Eligma |
Species: | E. narcissus |
Binomial name | |
Eligma narcissus (Cramer, 1775)[1] | |
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Eligma narcissus is a moth in the Nolidae family. It is found in the Oriental tropics and subtropics.
The larvae feed on Canarium and Ailanthus species, including Ailanthus fordii. Young larvae skeletonise leaflets, while older larvae are defoliators.[2]
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Ailanthus triphysa leaves with larva of Eligma narcissus moth
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Larva hanging on silk from Ailanthus triphysa