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Paralebeda femorata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Lasiocampidae

Genus
  
Paralebeda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

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Paralebeda plagifera, Butterflies and moths, Lasiocampidae

Paralebeda femorata is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is found from the Russian Far East, eastern Mongolia, Korea and north-eastern China over eastern and central China and Taiwan to Bhutan, Nepal, northern India, Pakistan and northern Vietnam.

The wingspan is 90–115 mm.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Pithecellobium dulce, Quercus dentata and Quercus acutissima.

Subspecies

  • Paralebeda femorata femorata (Russian Far East)
  • Paralebeda femorata karmata Zolotuhin, 1996 (Pakistan)
  • Paralebeda femorata mirabilis Zolotuhin, 1996 (Taiwan)
  • Paralebeda femorata titanica Zolotuhin & Witt, 2000 (Vietnam)

    • References

    Paralebeda femorata Wikipedia
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