Odonestis

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Odonestis
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Caterpillar
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Subfamily: Lasiocampinae
Tribe: Odonestini
Genus: Odonestis
Germar, 1812
Species

22 species

Synonyms
  • PseudargudaMatsumara 1932 [1]

Odonestis is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae described by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1812. [2] It consists of twenty-two species, [3] which are found in Europe, Russia, Asia Minor, China and Japan. [2]

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Description

The wingspan is 30–50 mm for males and 50–60 mm for females. The moths fly 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. [4]

Ecology

The larvae feed on Prunus , Pirus , Quercus , Tilia , Betula , Alnus , Ulmus , Crataegus , Salix and Rhamnus species. [2]

Species

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Odonestis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Savela, Markku. "Odonestis Germar, 1812". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  3. "Genus Odonestis • 7 living spp". Catalogue of Life. October 30, 2018. Archived from the original on November 19, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  4. Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.