Lemyra ypsilon

Lemyra ypsilon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subtribe: Spilosomina
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 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. ↑ Lemyra at funet
  2. ↑ Tiger Moths (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) of the Oriental Region, Australia and Oceania
  3. ↑ The Moths of Borneo


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