Darna | |
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Darna pallivitta and damage to Cocos nucifera | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Limacodidae |
Genus: | Darna Walker, 1862 |
Type species | |
Darna plana Walker, 1862
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Species | |
Darna is a moth genus of the family Limacodidae. The species D. pallivitta is commonly known as the stinging nettle caterpillar and is established in Southeast Asia.[1] It was introduced to Hawaii in 2001.[1]