Lymantria

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Etymology

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Coined by German entomologist Jacob Hübner in 1819.

Proper noun

Lymantria f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae.

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  • English: lymantria
  • Greek: λυμαντρία (lymantría), λυμάντρια (lymántria)

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