Lymantria fuliginosa is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1883. It is found in Sri Lanka and India.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Lymantria fuliginosa being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Lymantria marginata
- Lymantria atemeles
- Lymantria concolor
- Lymantria subrosea
- Lymantria todara
- Lymantria narindra
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Erebidae
- Genus
- Lymantria
- Species
- Lymantria fuliginosa
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