Oroplema oyamana

Oroplema oyamana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Uraniidae
Genus: Oroplema
Species: O. oyamana
Binomial name
Oroplema oyamana
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Epiplema oyamana Matsumura 1931
  • Orplema oyamana

Oroplema oyamana is a species of moth of the Uraniidae family. It is found in Korea (Jeju Island), Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Yakushima Island), Taiwan, northern India, Nepal, Borneo and the Philippines (Luzon).[1]

The wingspan is 25–28 mm. The forewings are grayish-brown with white hairs along to the posterior margin. The hindwings are grayish-brown.

The larvae feed on Daphniphyllum himalaense and possibly Daphniphyllum teysmanni and Daphniphyllum macropodum.

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