Lemyra ypsilon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
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. โ†‘ Savela, Markku. "Lemyra ypsilon (Rothschild, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. โ†‘ 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. โ†‘ The Moths of Borneo


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