Oxyplax ochracea

Oxyplax ochracea is a moth of the family Limacodidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1883.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] Indonesia, India and Thailand.

Oxyplax ochracea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Limacodidae
Genus:
Oxyplax
Species:
O. ochracea
Binomial name
Oxyplax ochracea
(Moore, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Aphendala ochraceaMoore, 1883
  • Oxyplax weixiensisCai, 1984

It is a pest of orange, tea, and Camellia oleifera.[3]

References
  1. "Species Details: Oxyplax ochracea Moore, 1883". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer & Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. "Genome analysis of a novel Group I alphabaculovirus obtained from Oxyplax ochracea". PLOS One. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0192279. Retrieved 28 June 2018.


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