Thecobathra anas explained

Thecobathra anas is a moth in the family Yponomeutidae. It was described by Stringer in 1930. It is found in Korea, Japan and Indonesia.[1]

The wingspan is 12–18 mm.[2] Adults are silverywhite.

The larvae feed on Castanopsis cuspidata, Quercus glauca and Quercus serrata.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=139939 BOLD Systems
  2. http://www.jpmoth.org/Yponomeutidae/Yponomeutinae/Thecobathra_anas.html Japanese Moths
  3. http://ocean.kisti.re.kr/downfile/volume/kssyz/DMBRBT/2010/v26n2/DMBRBT_2010_v26n2_153.pdf New Records of Three Yponomeutine Moths (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) from Korea