Oroplema oyamana
| Oroplema oyamana | |
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| 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) | |
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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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