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Ernolatia moorei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Bombycidae
Genus:	Ernolatia
Species:	E. moorei
Binomial name
Ernolatia moorei (Hutton, 1865)
Synonyms
Ocinara moorei Hutton, 1865 Bombyx plana Walker, 1865

Ernolatia moorei is a moth in the family Bombycidae first described by Thomas Hutton in 1865. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, southern China, Borneo and Taiwan.

The wingspan is 30–35 mm.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Ficus superba. They reach a length of 4.4 mm when full grown.

References

1. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Ernolatia moorei Hutton". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
2. "黑點白蠶蛾 Ernolatia moorei (Hutton, 1865)". 驚奇山行 [Surprise mountain line]. July 29, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
3. Immature Stages of Four Bombycidae Species of Taiwan Archived 2012-05-12 at the Wayback Machine

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