Oberthueria falcigera
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Endromidae |
Genus: | Oberthueria |
Species: | O. falcigera
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Binomial name | |
Oberthueria falcigera (Butler, 1878)
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Oberthueria falcigera is a moth in the family Endromidae. It is found in Japan[1] (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu).
The wingspan is 38–46 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from June to late August, probably in two generations per year.[3]
The larvae feed on Acer and Quercus species. They have a peculiar cobra-like thorax and a long anal horn.[4]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Oberthueria falcigera.
- ^ BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser
- ^ Japanese Moths
- ^ Zolotuhin, V.V. & Xing Wang, 2013: A taxonomic review of Oberthueria Kirby, 1892 (Lepidoptera, Bombycidae: Oberthuerinae) with description of three new species. zootaxa 2013 3693 (4) 465–478.
- ^ Immature Stages of Four Bombycidae Species of Taiwan Archived 2012-05-12 at the Wayback Machine