Thosea aperiens
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| Thosea aperiens | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Limacodidae |
| Genus: | Thosea |
| Species: | T. aperiens
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| Binomial name | |
| Thosea aperiens Walker, 1865
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Thosea aperiens, the stinging caterpillar, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka[2] and India.
Its larval host plants are Dunbaria henryi, Lablab purpureus, cowpea, Calotropis gigantea and Ziziphus jujuba.[3]
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