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Leptocneria reducta (White cedar moth)

Synonyms: Anthela curanda; Leptocneria aurivillii; Leptocneria bistigmalis

Wikipedia Abstract

The White Cedar Moth (Leptocneria reducta) is a moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in all of Australia, except Tasmania. The wingspan is about 45 mm for females and 35 mm for males. The larvae feed on Melia azedarach. The caterpillars live communally. They come out of hiding in the evening when they swarm the tree trunk and the branches to get to the leaves, which they eat. The caterpillars feed communally until the tree becomes defoliated. At this point they will start searching for a new host, sometimes invading buildings in their search.
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Prey / Diet

Melia azedarach (chinaberry)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0