Lemyra stigmata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1865. It is found in China (Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Hubei), Pakistan, India (Himalayas, Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh), Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.[1][2][3]

Lemyra stigmata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lemyra
Species:
L. stigmata
Binomial name
Lemyra stigmata
(Moore, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Spilosoma stigmata Moore, [1866]
  • Spilarctia lacteata Butler, 1881
  • Lemyra walkeri Kaleka, 2001
  • Diacrisia aurantiaca
  • Diacrisia aurantifemer Strand, 1919

Subspecies

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  • Lemyra stigmata stigmata (China: Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan)
  • Lemyra stigmata aurantiaca (Fang, 1985) (Vietnam, China: Yunnan)

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Lemyra stigmata (Moore, [1866])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. ^ Dubatolov, V.V. (May 12, 2005). "Tiger Moths (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) of China". Siberian Zoological Museum. Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology.
  3. ^ Dubatolov, V.V. (November 1, 2012). "Tiger Moths (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) of the Oriental Region, Australia and Oceania". Siberian Zoological Museum. Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology.