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Oberthueria falcigera

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Oberthueria falcigera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Endromidae
Genus: Oberthueria
Species:
O. falcigera
Binomial name
Oberthueria falcigera
(Butler, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Lagyra falcigera Butler, 1878
  • Oberthüria caeca ab. rutilans Grünberg, 1911

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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  1. ^ BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser
  2. ^ Japanese Moths
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Immature Stages of Four Bombycidae Species of Taiwan Archived 2012-05-12 at the Wayback Machine