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A comparative study of the external morphology of Lymantria obfuscata Wlk. in India and L. dispar (L.) in the U.S.A.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

H. Nagaraja
Affiliation:
Commonwealth Institute of Biological Control, Indian Station, Bangalore, India
P. R. Dharmadhikari
Affiliation:
Commonwealth Institute of Biological Control, Indian Station, Bangalore, India
V. P. Rao
Affiliation:
Commonwealth Institute of Biological Control, Indian Station, Bangalore, India

Extract

The identity of the Lymantria species in the north-western Himalayas is confirmed as L. obfuscata Wlk., and not as L. dispar (L.) with which it has commonly been confused in the past. The larval and imaginal characters separating the two species are described and illustrated.

Type
Original Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1969

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