Oxyplax pallivitta

Oxyplax pallivitta

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae

Darna pallivitta, the nettle caterpillar or stinging nettle caterpillar, is a moth of the genus Darna and family Limacodidae. It is native to China, Taiwan, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Java and Borneo. It was introduced to Hawaii in 2001.

Distribution

Oxyplax pallivitta — (c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 40

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionDarna pallivitta, Wikipedia contributors

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