Lymantria
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λυμαντήρ (lumantḗr, “spoiler, destroyer”) + -ia.
Coined by German entomologist Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Proper noun
Lymantria f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae – the lymantrias.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Ditrysia – clade; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Noctuoidea – superfamily; Erebidae – family; Lymantriinae – subfamily; Lymantriini – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lymantria monacha (nun moth, black-arched moth) – type species; Lymantria dispar (spongy moth, gypsy moth); Lymantria servar (ficus tussock moth) – selected other species
Descendants
References
- Lymantria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Lymantria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Lymantria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons