Odonestis

Odonestis
	Mounted adult
	Caterpillar
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lasiocampidae
Subfamily:	Lasiocampinae
Tribe:
Genus:	Odonestis; Germar, 1812
Species
	22 species
Synonyms
	Pseudarguda Matsumara 1932;

Odonestis is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae described by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1812.^[2] It consists of twenty-two species,^[3] which is found in Europe, Russia, Asia Minor, China and Japan.^[2]

Description[]

The wingspan is 30–50 mm for males and 50–60 mm for females. The moths fly from May to June and again from August to September depending on the location. Palpi very long and slender. Antennae with shorter branches in female than male. Legs with very minute spurs. Forewings are long with acute apex. Outer margin obliquely rounded. Veins 6 and 7 stalked. Stalk of veins 9 and 10 short. Hindwing with veins 4 and 5 from cell or stalked. Vein 8 curved, and met by a bar from vein 7. The accessory costal veinlets are numerous and prominent.^[4]

Ecology[]

The larvae feed on Prunus, Pirus, Quercus, Tilia, Betula, Alnus, Ulmus, Crataegus, Salix and Rhamnus species.^[2]

Species[]

References[]

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Odonestis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Savela, Markku. "Odonestis Germar, 1812". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
^ "Genus Odonestis • 7 living spp". Catalogue of Life. October 30, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
^ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

External links[]

Odonestis pruni at Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
Odonestis pruni at Lepiforum.de

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Odonestis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.

[Savela-2] Savela, Markku. "Odonestis Germar, 1812". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 19, 2018.

[3] "Genus Odonestis • 7 living spp". Catalogue of Life. October 30, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2018.

[4] Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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