Odonestis vita

Odonestis vita
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Genus: Odonestis
Species: O. vita
Binomial name
Odonestis vita
Moore, 1859
Synonyms
  • Odonestis vita Moore, in Horsfield & Moore, 1859
  • Odonestis vita Moore; Tams, 1935

Odonestis vita is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Moore in 1859.[1] Three former subspecies are now recognized as separate species.

Distribution

It is found from the Indian subregion[2] to Sundaland, Thailand, Thailand, China, Vietnam, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and the Philippines.

Description

The body is orange red. The forewings are short and more compact with irregular postmedial lines. The white discal spot and the fasciae are indistinct. Caterpillars are recorded from plants like Eugenia, Psidium and Lagerstroemia species.[3]

Current subspecies

In earlier classifications recorded six subspecies including the nominate race. However, recently O. v. belli, O. v. ceylonica and O. v. leopoldi were elevated to species level.[4]

SubspeciesDistributionWingspanLarval food plants
Odonestis vita brachyschalida Tams, 1935Philippines: Mindanao42 mm in male and 46 mm in female
Odonestis vita indica Tams, 1935North-eastern India. Recorded only by a damaged specimen.
Odonestis vita vita Moore, 1859Southern China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan), Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo, Sumatra, JavaSmallest. 32–38 mm in male and 52 mm in femaleLagerstroemia, Eugenia, Psidium, Syzygium jambos, Lagerstroemia speciosa, L. macrocarpa and Psidium guajava

Former subspecies

SubspeciesDistributionWingspanLarval food plants
Odonestis vita belli Tams, 1935Coast of south-western India45 mm in male, very similar to O. ceylonica
Odonestis vita ceylonica Tams, 1935Sri Lanka, southern India36–43 mm in male and 56–58 mm in female
Odonestis vita leopoldi Tams, 1935Philippines: Luzon, Leyte36–38 mm in male and 52 mm in female

References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Odonestis vita Moore, 1859". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. ↑ "Odonestis vita Moore". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "A review of the genus Odonestis Germar, 1812 with descriptions of two new species and one new subspecies" (PDF). Atalanta. Retrieved 2 March 2018.


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