Pink Lymantria Moth

Lymantria mathura, the rosy gypsy moth, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae found in the Russian Far East, Nepal, Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu), the Korean Peninsula, northern India and China (at least Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin also in the west). The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1866.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Pink Lymantria Moth 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 grandis
• Lymantria subpallida
• Lymantria atemeles
• Lymantria fuliginosa
• Lymantria brotea
• Lymantria lunata

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Erebidae

Genus

Lymantria

Species

Lymantria mathura

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