Paralebeda plagifera is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is found in northern and central India, Nepal, southern and south-eastern China, northern Thailand, northern Vietnam[1] and Taiwan.[2]

Paralebeda plagifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Genus: Paralebeda
Species:
P. plagifera
Binomial name
Paralebeda plagifera
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Lebeda plagifera Walker, 1855
  • Odonestis urda Swinhoe, 1915
  • Paralebeda urda backi Lajonquiere, 1980

The wingspan is about 59–94 mm.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Macaranga tanarius.[3]

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