Arctornis jonasii

Arctornis jonasii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Arctornis
Species:
A. jonasii
Binomial name
Arctornis jonasii
(Butler, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Aroa jonasii Butler, 1877
  • Topomesoides jonasii (Butler, 1877)
  • Topomesoides gigantea Strand, 1910

Arctornis jonasii is a moth in the family Erebidae, originally placed in its own genus, Topomesoides, which was synonymized with Arctornis in 2015.[1] It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877.[2]

It is found in Japan and Korea. The larva feeds on Pourthiaea villosa and Sambucus sieboldiana.[2]

References

  1. ^ Wang, H. et al. (2015) Molecular phylogeny of Lymantriinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Erebidae) inferred from eight gene regions. Cladistics 31(6):579-592 DOI: 10.1111/cla.12108
  2. ^ a b Savela, Markku (June 1, 2011). "Topomesoides Strand in Seitz, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 6, 2020.


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