Leucoma ochripes
| Leucoma ochripes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lymantriidae |
| Genus: | Leucoma |
| Species: | L. ochripes |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucoma ochripes (Moore, 1879) | |
| Synonyms | |
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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]