Lemyra ypsilon is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in Sundaland, Java, Borneo and Malaysia (Malacca).[1][2] The habitat consists of lower montane forests and hill dipterocarp forests.
| Lemyra ypsilon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Lemyra |
| Species: | L. ypsilon
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| Binomial name | |
| Lemyra ypsilon (Rothschild, 1910)
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Adults have pale cream wings.[3]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Lemyra ypsilon (Rothschild, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ The Moths of Borneo
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.