Odonestis
| Odonestis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lasiocampidae |
| Genus: | Odonestis Germar, 1812 |
| Species: | 22 species |
Odonestis is a genus of moth in the family Lasiocampidae.[1] It consists of twenty two species,[2][3] which is found in Europe, Russia, Asia Minor, China and Japan.[1]
The genus also has a junior subjective synonym Pseudarguda Matsumara 1932.[4]
Description
The wingspan is 30–50 mm for males and 50–60 mm for females. The moth flies from May to June and again from August to September depending on the location. Palpi very long and slender. Antennae with shorter branches in female than male. Legs with very minute spurs. Forewings are long with acute apex. Outer margin obliquely rounded. Veins 6 and 7 stalked. Stalk of veins 9 and 10 short. Hindwing with veins 4 and 5 from cell or stalked. Vein 8 curved, and met by a bar from vein 7. The accessory costal veinlets are numerous and prominent.[5]
Ecology
The larvae feed on Prunus, Pirus, Quercus, Tilia, Betula, Alnus, Ulmus, Crataegus, Salix and Rhamnus species.[1]
Species
- Odonestis angulata
- Odonestis apo
- Odonestis belli
- Odonestis bheroba
- Odonestis ceylonica
- Odonestis divisa
- Odonestis erectilinea
- Odonestis filigranica
- Odonestis formosae
- Odonestis germari
- Odonestis gisla
- Odonestis leopoldi
- Odonestis lipara
- Odonestis kama
- Odonestis maya
- Odonestis ophioglossa
- Odonestis pinratanai
- Odonestis pruni
- Odonestis schalicteta
- Odonestis vinacea
- Odonestis vita
References
- 1 2 3 Savela, Markku (16 Feb 2008). "Odonestis". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ↑ "Odonestis species". Wikispecies. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ↑ "Browse taxonomic tree- Odonestis species". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G. W.; Scoble, M. J.; Robinson, G. S.; Pitkin, B. (eds.). "Pseudarguda". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex). World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/lepindex. Natural history museum, London. Retrieved 11 November 2010. External link in
|work=(help) - ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-i". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.