Lemyra ypsilon

Lemyra ypsilon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Lemyra
Species: L. ypsilon
Binomial name
Lemyra ypsilon
(Rothschild, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Maenas ypsilon Rothschild, 1910
  • Paralacydes ypsilon
  • Maenas ypsilon furcatulata Van Eecke, 1927

Lemyra ypsilon is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in Sundaland, Java, Borneo and Malaysia (Malacca).[1][2] The habitat consists of lower montane forests and hill dipterocarp forests.

Adults have pale cream wings.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Lemyra ypsilon (Rothschild, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. ↑ Dubatolov, V.V. (November 1, 2012). "Tiger Moths (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) of the Oriental Region, Australia and Oceania". Siberian Zoological Museum. Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology.
  3. ↑ The Moths of Borneo
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.


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