Oberthueria falcigera explained

Oberthueria falcigera is a moth in the family Endromidae. It is found in Japan^[1] (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu).

The wingspan is 38–46 mm.^[2] Adults are on wing from June to late August, probably in two generations per year.^[3]

The larvae feed on Acer and Quercus species. They have a peculiar cobra-like thorax and a long anal horn.^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://www.boldsystems.org/views/taxbrowser.php?taxid=249018 BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser
2. http://www.jpmoth.org/Bombycidae/Prismostictinae/Oberthueria_falcigera.html Japanese Moths
3. &, 2013: A taxonomic review of Oberthueria Kirby, 1892 (Lepidoptera, Bombycidae: Oberthuerinae) with description of three new species. zootaxa 2013 3693 (4) 465–478.
4. http://www.nmns.edu.tw/php/Library/research/200512-25.pdf Immature Stages of Four Bombycidae Species of Taiwan