Leucoma ochripes
Leucoma ochripes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lymantriidae |
Genus: | Leucoma |
Species: | L. ochripes |
Binomial name | |
Leucoma ochripes (Moore, 1879) | |
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Leucoma ochripes is a moth in the Lymantriidae family. It is found in India (Darjeeling), N.E. Himalaya, Yunnan and Borneo.
The wingspan is 42 mm and it is pure white.[1]
Biology
The larva are polyphagous on dicotyledonous trees, known host-plants are Sapium sp. (Euphorbiaceae), Litsea glutinosa and Phoebe sp (Lauraceae).[2]