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Lymantria
marginalis Walker
Lymantria marginalis
Walker, 1862, J. Linn. Soc. (Zool.), 6:131.
Lymantria marginalis
Walker; Holloway, 1976: 50.
Lymantria
marginalis  |
Lymantria
marginalis 
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Diagnosis. Both this and the next species have males where the forewing fasciation
is light except at the costa where there are broad, blackish marks. The
hindwings are mainly white in marginalis, rather than extensively
suffused brownish grey, and there is not a brownish grey patch at the centre of
the forewing dorsum. The females are also similar, but the medial bands in the
form of a ‘V’ are narrower, neater in marginalis, without subsidiary
markings more distally; the hindwing is also paler and lacks the marginal marks
of the next species.
Geographical range. Sundaland.
Habitat preference. The species ranges from the lowlands to 1760m, but is
perhaps slightly commoner at higher elevations.
Biology. There are unpublished records at FRIM for the larva feeding on Eucalyptus
(Myrtaceae) and Shorea (Dipterocarpaceae).
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