Euproctis varians (Walker, 1855)
| FAMILY | Erebidae |
| SUBFAMILY | Lymantriinae |
| GENUS | Euproctis |
| SPECIES | varians |
| AUTHOR | (Walker, 1855) |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Artaxa varians |
| TYPE LOCALITY | China, Foo-chow. [India; Congo; Sierra Leone, leg. D. F. Morgan]. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Lectotype ♂, designated by E. P. Wiltshire (1961b: 611), BMNH; 15 Paralectotypes ♂, ♀, BMNH. |
| STATUS | Species |
| COMMENT | E. P. Wiltshire (1961b: 610-611) records Euproctis cervina Moore, 1877 from Bahrain, but perhaps it is the present species. |
| PUBLICATION | Walker F. 1855b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part IV.- Lepidoptera Heterocera. - — 4:i-iv, 777-976. |
| PAGINATION |
796
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Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Congo, the Democratic Republic of the | Walker F. 1855b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part IV.- Lepidoptera Heterocera. - — 4:i-iv, 777-976. | 796 | |
| Maldives | Minikoi | Meyrick E. 1902a. Lepidoptera. - In: Gardiner, J. S. (ed.) The fauna and geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelago. Being the account of the work carried on and of the collections made by an expedition during the years 1899 and 1900. - — 1(2):123-126. | 124 |
| Sierra Leone | Walker F. 1855b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part IV.- Lepidoptera Heterocera. - — 4:i-iv, 777-976. | 796 |
Notes: Oriental: China, Hong Kong, India.
Host Plants
Unknown
