Topomesoides

Topomesoides is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae described by Embrik Strand in 1910. Its only species, Topomesoides jonasii, was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877.[1][2][3]

Topomesoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Lymantriinae
Tribe:
Lymantriini
Genus:
Topomesoides

Strand in Seitz, 1910
Species:
T. jonasii
Binomial name
Topomesoides jonasii
(Butler, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Aroa jonasii Butler, 1877
  • Topomesoides gigantea Strand, 1910

It is found in Japan and Korea. The larva feed on Pourthiaea villosa and Sambucus sieboldiana.[1]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (June 1, 2011). "Topomesoides Strand in Seitz, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Topomesoides". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Topomesoides Strand, 1910". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved April 6, 2020.


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