Darna pallivitta | |
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Damage to Cocos nucifera | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Limacodidae |
Genus: | Darna |
Species: | D. pallivitta
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Binomial name | |
Darna pallivitta (Moore, 1877)
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Darna pallivitta, the nettle caterpillar or stinging nettle caterpillar,[1] 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.[1]