Arctornis cygna

Arctornis cygna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lymantriidae
Genus: Arctornis
Species: A. cygna
Binomial name
Arctornis cygna
(Moore, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Redoa cygna Moore, 1879
  • Leucoma cygna
  • Redoa cymbicormis Butler, 1881
  • Redoa nigricilia Swinhoe, 1891

Arctornis cygna is a moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in Bengal, Sikkim, China,[1] Taiwan[2] Sri Lanka and Thailand.

Description

The wingspan is 42–49 mm. Adults are on wing from May to December. Fore wings has stalked vein 7,8 and 9. Veins 10 and 11 are free from the cell. In male, head and thorax pure white. and antennae are brownish. Abdomen fulvous and fore legs are bright orange. Fore wings with white basal area from the costa middle to outer angle, where the rest of the wing is hyaline with traces of a postmedial band of silvery scales. Hind wings are pure white. In female, the whole fore wings are pure white with three raised bands of silvery white scales on outer half of wing.[3]

The larvae have been reported feeding on Durio zibethinus.[4]

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