Odonestis bheroba

Odonestis bheroba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Genus: Odonestis
Species:
O. bheroba
Binomial name
Odonestis bheroba
Moore, 1858/59
Synonyms
  • Odonestis vita Moore, in Horsfield & Moore, 1859
  • Odonestis vita Moore; Tams, 1935

Odonestis bheroba is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1858.[1]

Distribution

It is found from Sri Lanka[2] to northern India, Nepal, northern Vietnam, northern Thailand, southern and eastern China, Myanmar and Taiwan.[3]

Description

Body dark orange red. Forewings are almost triangular with a bluish or greyish suffused external margin. Postmedial fascia of forewing is strong. White discal spot and the fasciae are distinct which is mostly flecked with dark scales. Hindwings are darker. Caterpillars are known to feed on Melastoma normale, Rubus species and other Melastoma species.[4]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized.[5]

Subspecies Distribution Wingspan Larval food plants
Odonestis bheroba formosae (Wileman, 1910) Taiwan and coastal forests of eastern China (Jiangxi, Fujian) Quercus species and fruit trees
Odonestis bheroba bheroba Moore, 1858-1859 Northern India, Nepal, southern and eastern China (Zhejiang, Shaanxi, Jiangxi, Fujian, Chekiang, Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan, Hainan), northern Thailand, northern Vietnam, Myanmar, Sri Lanka 39–43 mm in male 56–58 mm in female Melastoma normale, Rubus species, in captivity is as polyphagous as O. pruni and accepts European Salix, Quercus, Prunus, Sorbus and Malus

References

  1. ^ "Species Details: Odonestis bheroba Moore, 1858/59". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer & Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. ^ "Odonestis bheroba Moore, 1858". みんなで作る日本産蛾類図鑑 [An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  4. ^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  5. ^ "A review of the genus Odonestis Germar, 1812 with descriptions of two new species and one new subspecies" (PDF). Atalanta. Retrieved 2 March 2018.


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