Byrsia aurantiaca
| Byrsia aurantiaca | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Byrsia |
| Species: | B. aurantiaca
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| Binomial name | |
| Byrsia aurantiaca (Snellen, 1886)
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Byrsia aurantiaca is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found on Malacca, Borneo and Sumatra.[1]
It is a day-flying species.
The larvae have been found on the leaves of Mangifera species. They have a bright ochreous ground colour, covered densely with white hairs. The body has a greenish tinge.[2]
References[]
- ^ Byrsia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ The Moths of Borneo
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