Somena scintillans
Species of moth / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Somena scintillans, the yellow tail tussock moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae described by Francis Walker in 1856.[1][2] It is found in northern India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and the Andaman Islands.[3] Though considered a minor pest, larva can sporadically be a serious pest.
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Yellow tail tussock moth | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Somena |
Species: | S. scintillans |
Binomial name | |
Somena scintillans (Walker, 1856) | |
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