Orgyia postica

Orgyia postica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Orgyia
Species:
O. postica
Binomial name
Orgyia postica
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Lacida postica Walker, 1855
  • Orgyia ceylanica Neitner, 1862
  • Orgyia nebulosa Walker, 1862
  • Notolophus nebulosa
  • Orgyia ludekingii Snellen, 1879
  • Orgyia ocularis Moore, 1879
  • Notolophus ocularis

Orgyia postica, the cocoa tussock moth or hevea tussock moth, is a species of moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae of the family Erebidae found in the Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Borneo, Java, New Guinea, and Taiwan. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Orgyia postica (Walker, 1855)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 19, 2018.