Kunugia undans

Kunugia undans is a species of moth in the family Lasiocampidae. It is found in Russia, Japan, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, South Korea, Bhutan.

Kunugia undans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lasiocampidae
Genus:
Kunugia
Species:
K. undans
Binomial name
Kunugia undans
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Lebeda undans Walker, 1855
  • Dendrolimus metanastroides Strand, 1915
  • Metanastria chosenicola Bryk, 1948
  • Odonestis unicolor Oberthür, 1880
  • Bombyx fasciatella Ménétriés, 1858
  • Bombyx flaveola Motschulsky, 1866
  • Cyclophragma shensiensis De Lajonquiére, 1973
  • Dendrolimus iwasakii Nagano, 1917

The wingspan is 58–105 mm. Adults are on wing in September in Taiwan.[1]

The larvae feed on Ardisia sieboldii and Barringtonia racemosa.[2]

Subspecies
  • Kunugia undans undans
  • Kunugia undans metanastroides (Strand, 1915) (Taiwan)
  • Kunugia undans shensiensis (De Lajonquiére, 1973) (China)
  • Kunugia undans chosenicola (Bryk, 1948) (Korea)
  • Kunugia undans iwasakii (Nagano, 1917) (Japan)
  • Kunugia undans fasciatella (Ménétriés, 1858) (Russia)
  • Kunugia undans flaveola (Motschulsky, 1866) (Japan)
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References
  1. Oriental Butterflies and Moths
  2. digimuse


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