Lymantria serva, the ficus tussock moth or serva tussock moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793 and is found in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Assam in India and Yunnan in China. It is possibly also found in Taiwan and Hongkong, but these records might be Lymantria iris.[2]
The length of the forewings is 17–19 mm for males and 26–36 mm for females. In the male, the body color is brownish. The abdomen slightly tinged with crimson. Forewing irrorated (sprinkled) with dark scales. There are indistinct double lunulate antemedial, medial, and postmedial lines present. The black lunule at the end of the cell, but no spot in the cell. Hindwings are pale brownish fuscous. In female, abdomen crimson, with a dark line on vertex and series of lateral black spots, the extremity is brownish. Hindwings with crimson suffused inner area.[3]
The larvae feed on Ficus species and Shorea robusta. The larvae have an exceptionally long development period with 10 to 12 instars. The sex pheromone 2-Methyl-(Z)-7-octadecene is known to be emitted by L. serva and allopatric with Lymantria lucescens.[4]
Lymantria serva, the ficus tussock moth or serva tussock moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793 and is found in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Assam in India and Yunnan in China. It is possibly also found in Taiwan and Hongkong, but these records might be Lymantria iris.
Lymantria serva is een vlinder uit de familie van de spinneruilen (Erebidae), onderfamilie donsvlinders (Lymantriinae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1793 door Fabricius.
Het mannetje heeft een voorvleugellengte van 17 tot 19 millimeter, het vrouwtje van 26 tot 36 millimeter.
Als waardplanten worden soorten Ficus en Shorea robusta gebruikt. De rups heeft een opmerkelijk langdurige ontwikkeling en doorloopt 10 tot 12 stadia.
De soort komt voor in Nepal, India (Assam) en China (Yunnan), mogelijk ook in Taiwan en Hongkong, maar mogelijk betreft dit Lymantria iris.
BronnenLymantria serva[1] este o specie de molii din genul Lymantria, familia Lymantriidae, descrisă de Fabricius 1793[1][2] Conform Catalogue of Life specia Lymantria serva nu are subspecii cunoscute.[1]
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