Biology:Neopheosia
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Short description: Genus of moths
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| Genus: | Neopheosia Matsumura, 1920
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| Species: | N. fasciata
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| Neopheosia fasciata (Moore, 1888)
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Neopheosia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Notodontidae described by Shōnen Matsumura in 1920. Its only species, Neopheosia fasciata, was first described by Frederic Moore in 1888.[1] It is found in the Himalayas, Taiwan, Sundaland, Buru[2] and Japan .
The wingspan is 45–50 mm.[3] The forewing pattern consists of black and brown streaks on a pale yellow ground colour.
The larvae feed on cherries. They are pale green with a dorsal series of dark red quadrate marks. The head is streaked with dark red.
Subspecies
- Neopheosia fasciata fasciata
- Neopheosia fasciata japonica Okano, 1955 (Japan)
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Neopheosia Matsumura, 1920". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/notodontidae/stauropinae/neopheosia/. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ↑ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Neopheosia fasciata Moore". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-4/neopheosia/notodontidae_47_1.php. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ↑ "ヘリスジシャチホコ Neopheosia fasciata japonica Okano, 1955" (in ja). http://www.jpmoth.org/Notodontidae/Neopheosia_fasciata_japonica.html. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
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