Species of moth

Odonestis vita

Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Arthropoda

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Insecta

Order:  |

Lepidoptera

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Lasiocampidae

Genus:  |

Odonestis

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O. vita

Binomial name
Odonestis vita

Moore, 1859

Synonyms

* Odonestis vita Moore, in Horsfield & Moore, 1859
* Odonestis vita Moore; Tams, 1935

Odonestis vita is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1859.[1] Three former subspecies are now recognized as separate species.

## Contents

* 1 Distribution
* 2 Description
* 3 Current subspecies
* 4 Former subspecies
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Distribution[edit]

It is found from the Indian subregion[2] to Sundaland, Thailand, Thailand, China, Vietnam, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and the Philippines.

## Description[edit]

The body is orange red. The forewings are short and more compact with irregular postmedial lines. The white discal spot and the fasciae are indistinct. Caterpillars are recorded from plants like Eugenia, Psidium and Lagerstroemia species.[3]

## Current subspecies[edit]

In earlier classifications recorded six subspecies including the nominate race. However, recently O. v. belli, O. v. ceylonica and O. v. leopoldi were elevated to species level.[4]

Subspecies | Distribution | Wingspan | Larval food plants

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Odonestis vita brachyschalida Tams, 1935 | Philippines: Mindanao | 42 mm in male and 46 mm in female |
Odonestis vita indica Tams, 1935 | North-eastern India. Recorded only by a damaged specimen. |  |
Odonestis vita vita Moore, 1859 | Southern China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan), Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo, Sumatra, Java | Smallest. 32–38 mm in male and 52 mm in female | Lagerstroemia, Eugenia, Psidium, Syzygium jambos, Lagerstroemia speciosa, L. macrocarpa and Psidium guajava

## Former subspecies[edit]

Subspecies | Distribution | Wingspan | Larval food plants

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Odonestis vita belli Tams, 1935 | Coast of south-western India | 45 mm in male, very similar to O. ceylonica |
Odonestis vita ceylonica Tams, 1935 | Sri Lanka, southern India | 36–43 mm in male and 56–58 mm in female |
Odonestis vita leopoldi Tams, 1935 | Philippines: Luzon, Leyte | 36–38 mm in male and 52 mm in female |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Species Details: Odonestis vita Moore, 1859". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
2. ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer & Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 - via Academia.
3. ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Odonestis vita Moore". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
4. ^ "A review of the genus Odonestis Germar, 1812 with descriptions of two new species and one new subspecies" (PDF). Atalanta. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

## External links[edit]

* Odonestis vita

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q13910900
* Wikispecies: Odonestis vita
* CoL: 48NFR
* EoL: 381002
* GBIF: 5102281
* iNaturalist: 124949
* IRMNG: 10323414
* LepIndex: 73937

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