Arichanna gaschkevitchii

Arichanna gaschkevitchii (or hyoumonedashaku (ヒョウモンエダシャク) in Japanese) is a species of geometrid moth native to Japan and commonly found throughout the country. The adult's wingspan can reach a length of 40–50 millimetres (1.6–2.0 in).[1] This moth will store large amounts of grayanotoxins from the larval host plant in the body tissue to deter predators.[2] The species was first described by Victor Motschulsky in 1860.

Arichanna gaschkevitchii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Arichanna
Species:
A. gaschkevitchii
Binomial name
Arichanna gaschkevitchii

References

  1. (学研の図鑑)昆虫 (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Gakken. 1986. p. 32. ISBN 4-05-102259-5.
  2. Ruxton, Graeme D.; Sherratt, Thomas N.; Speed, Michael (2004). Avoiding attack: the evolutionary ecology of crypsis, warning signals, and mimicry. United States: Oxford University Press. p. 166. ISBN 0-19-852859-0.


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