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.