Lymantria xylina (Casuarina Moth)

Overview

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Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Casuarina Moth

Description

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Family Lymantriidae

'The Tussock Moths are medium-sized moths, with wings that are most often brownish to grayish or white. They are often forest pests. Females are typically larger than males, and in some species the females'' wings are reduced to nubs or are nonfunctional. Both sexes have bipectinate antennae, and adult wingspan is 1.5-6.7 cm. Larvae are typically very hairy and usually have two anterior and two to three posterior long hair tufts. Stinging hairs are present in some species, such as the Browntail Moth. Larvae feed on foliage of many trees and shrubs but usually not on herbaceous plants . The Gypsy Moth is the most important of these forest pests in eastern North America.

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Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata () - Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata () - Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda ()
        Epiclass: Hexapoda ()
        Subclass: Dicondylia ()
        Infraclass: Pterygota ()
        Cohort: Myoglossata ()
        Superorder: Amphiesmenoptera ()
        Order: Lepidoptera () - Butterflies and Moths
        Suborder: Glossata ()
        Infraorder: Heteroneura ()
        Superfamily: Noctuoidea ()
        Family: Lymantriidae () - Tussock Moths
        Tribe: Lymantriini ()
        Genus: Lymantria () - Hübner, 1819
        Scientific name: - Lymantria xylina NPV