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Definition of Genus Lymantria
1. Noun. Type genus of the Lymantriidae; a pest (Lymantria means 'destroyer').
Exact synonyms: Lymantria
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Lymantriidae, Lymantriidae
Member holonyms: Gipsy Moth, Gypsy Moth, Lymantria Dispar
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Lymantriidae, Lymantriidae
Member holonyms: Gipsy Moth, Gypsy Moth, Lymantria Dispar
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Lymantria
Literary usage of Genus Lymantria
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Hand-book to the Order Lepidoptera by William Forsell Kirby (1897)
"... one a Butterfly and the other a Moth, should both have become practically
extinct in England through the draining of the fens. genus Lymantria. ..."
2. A Review of Dipterocarps: Taxonomy, Ecology and Siviculture by Simmathiri Appanah, Jennifer M. Turnbull (1998)
"... India were entirely stripped of all green leaves over a very large area by
species of caterpillars of the genus Lymantria (Stebbing 1914). ..."
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