Rose myrtle lappet moth
The rose-myrtle lappet moth is a furry moth from southern Asia. The male is a lovely apple green. The female is bigger and yellowish green, with a reddish-brown patch on her wings.
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The female's wings measure about 67 millimetres across, while the male's are only about 47.
Its hairy caterpillars come in different colours. Some are greyish, some blackish with a white stripe, and some reddish with blue spots.
The cocoon is yellowish brown and has short black hairs sticking out that are very itchy.
There are four subspecies living in different parts of Asia.
Most asked questions about Rose myrtle lappet moth
?Is the rose-myrtle lappet caterpillar dangerous?
It is not deadly, but its hairs, and the hairs on its cocoon, can badly irritate skin.
?What does the rose-myrtle lappet moth look like?
The male is apple green and the female is bigger and yellowish green with a reddish-brown patch.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Trabala vishnou
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Lasiocampidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Lasiocampidae
- Lives on
- Asia
Where the facts come from
- Trabala vishnou (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Tiouraren (Y.-C. Tsai). CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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