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Olepa neumuthi

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Olepa neumuthi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Olepa
Species:
O. neumuthi
Binomial name
Olepa neumuthi
Orhant, 2012

Olepa neumuthi is a species of moth the family Erebidae. It is endemic to the Indochinese region and was discovered in 2011 by the German entomologist Hans Helmuth Neumuth (1942-2013) and classified by the French entomologist Georges E.R.J. Orhant.[1]

The larvae only feed on Ricinus communis, which is curious because this plants produces the natural insecticide ricin.

References

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  1. ^ Orhant, G.E.R.J., 2012: Olepa neumuthi espèce nouvelle de Thaïlande (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de Mulhouse 68 (4): 61-64.