Eterusia aedea

Eterusia aedea


Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Zygaenidae
Genus:	Eterusia
Species:	E. aedea
Binomial name
*Eterusia aedea* (Linnaeus, 1763)
Synonyms
Papilio (Heliconius) aedea Linnaeus, 1763 Heterusia edocla Doubleday, 1844 Heterusia dulcis Butler, 1881 Heterusia signata Möschler, 1872 Eterusia magnifica Butler, 1879 Eterusia adocla form lepcha Jordan, 1907 Heterusia aedea var. septentrionicola C. Felder et R. Felder, 1862 Eterusia aedea ab. postlutea Strand, 1916 Eterusia aedea okinoshimensis Esaki et Inoue, 1956 Eterusia aedea ab. okinawana Matsumura, 1927 Eterusia aedea ishigakiana Inoue, 1982

The Red slug caterpillar (Eterusia aedea) is a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Taiwan, Japan and China.

The wingspan is about 50 mm for males and 56 mm for females.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on a wide range of plants, including Bischofia javanica, Aporosa lindleyana, Aporosa villosa, Cornus florida, Lagerstroemia, Melastoma candidum, Myrica rubra, Sloanea formosana, Rhododendron, Symplocos glauca, Camellia (including Camellia japonica, Camellia sasanqua, Camellia sinensis, Camellia oleifera), Eurya japonica, Eurya septata, Cleyera japonica and Buddleja. The larvae of ssp. aedea, sinica, formosana, cingala and virescens have been reported as pests on tea.^[1]

Subspecies

Eterusia aedea aedea (Bangladesh, India)
Eterusia aedea sinica Ménétriés, 1857 (China)
Eterusia aedea cingala Moore, 1877 (Sri Lanka)
Eterusia aedea virescens (Butler, 1881) (southern India)
Eterusia aedea formosana Jordan, 1907 (Taiwan)
Eterusia aedea sugitanii Matsumura, 1927 (Japan: Okinoshima)
Eterusia aedea micromaculata Inoue, 1982 (Japan: Tokara Islands)
Eterusia aedea tomokunii Owada, 1989 (Japan: Amami-oshima)
Eterusia aedea sakaguchii Matsumura, 1927 (Japan: Okinawa Island)
Eterusia aedea okinawana Matsumura, 1931 (Japan: Ishigaki Island)
Eterusia aedea masatakasatoi Owada, 2001 (Japan: Nakanoshima Island)
Eterusia aedea hamajii Owada, 2001 (Japan: Tokunoshima Island)
Eterusia aedea azumai Owada, 2001 (Japan: Kumejima Island)

Gallery

Eterusia aedea formosana

References

↑ Nomenclatural and Systematic Problems Surrounding Eterusia aedea (Linnaeus, 1763) (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae: Chalcosiinae)

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