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Oberthueria caeca

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Species of moth

Oberthueria caeca
O. caeca from Uldura Mts, Birofeld, Russia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Endromidae
Genus: Oberthueria
Species: O. caeca
Binomial name
Oberthueria caeca
(Oberthür, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Euphranor caeca Oberthür, 1880

Oberthueria caeca is a moth in the Endromidae family. It was described by Oberthür in 1880. It is found in China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Shaanxi, Henan), Korea and the Russian Far East. The habitat consists of lowland broad-leaved humid forests.

The wingspan is 38–45 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June and again from July to August in two generations per year.

Caterpillar

  • Dorsal view; Khekhtsyr, Khabarovsk env., Russia Dorsal view; Khekhtsyr, Khabarovsk env., Russia
  • Lateral view; Khekhtsyr, Khabarovsk env., Russia Lateral view; Khekhtsyr, Khabarovsk env., Russia

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Oberthueria caeca​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  2. BOLD Systems
  3. Korean Red List
  4. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Oberthueria caeca


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