Neopheosia fasciata

Neopheosia fasciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Neopheosia
Species: N. fasciata
Binomial name
Neopheosia fasciata
(Moore, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Pheosia fasciata Moore, 1888
  • Neopheosia fasciata formosana Okano, 1959

Neopheosia fasciata is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in the Himalaya, Taiwan, Sundaland, Buru[1] and Japan.

The wingspan is 45–50 mm.[2] The forewing pattern consists of black and brown streaks on a pale yellow ground colour.

The larvae feed on cherry. 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

  1. ↑ The Moths of Borneo
  2. ↑ Japanese Moths


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