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Euproctis varians

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Species of moth

Euproctis varians
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Euproctis
Species: E. varians
Binomial name
Euproctis varians
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Artaxa varians Walker, 1855
  • Euproctis varians tjamba Collenette, 1947
  • Artaxa varians Moore, 1878
  • Euproctis varians Collenette, 1932

Euproctis varians is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Celebes and China.

The caterpillar is known to feed on Ricinus communis and Brassica oleracea.

References

  1. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Euproctis varians (Walker, 1855)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Euproctis varians


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