Euproctis pulverea

Euproctis pulverea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Euproctis
Species:	E. pulverea
Binomial name
	Euproctis pulverea; (Leech, 1888)
Synonyms
	Artaxa pulverea Leech, 1888; Euproctis argentata Leech, 1899; Porthesia riukiuana Matsumura, 1927;

Euproctis pulverea is a moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by John Henry Leech in 1888. It is found in Japan, Korea and Taiwan.^[1]

The larvae feed on Eurya japonica, Prunus and Rosa species.

Taxonomy

A second species with the same name was described in 1900 by George Hampson (Euproctis pulverea) from the Australian Christmas Island. No alternative name has been assigned to that species.

^ Savela, Markku. "Euproctis pulverea (Leech, 1888)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2018.

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