Oeonistis altica

Oeonistis altica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Oeonistis
Species: O. altica
Binomial name
Oeonistis altica
(Linnaeus, 1768)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena altica Linnaeus, 1768
  • Phalaena altica Linnaeus, 1769
  • Oeonistis imitaria Orhant, 2000

Oeonistis altica is a member of Arctiidae family. It is found in south-east Asia, including China, Hong Kong, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, northern India, the Philippines, Taiwan as well as in Australia in Queensland.[1]

Adults are deep yellow, with black markings on the forewings.

The larvae feed lichen, and possibly also on Flacourtia and Ficus species. They are pale grey with a black stripe along the back and hairy.

References

  1. 1 2 Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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