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Metanastria hyrtaca
Caterpillar in Sri Lanka
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lasiocampidae
Genus:
Metanastria
Species:
M. hyrtaca
Binomial name
Metanastria hyrtaca
Cramer, 1782
Synonyms
Phalaena hyrtaca Cramer, 1779
Bombyx lusca Fabricius, 1787
Lebeda repanda Walker, 1855
Metanastria laricis Hübner, 1789
Metanastria hyrtaca, called the hairy caterpillar as a larva, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1782.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]
^"Species Details: Metanastria hyrtaca Cramer, 1782". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
^Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
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