Euthrix laeta (Walker, 1855)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Lasiocampoidea → family Lasiocampidae → subfamily Pinarinae → tribe Selenepherini → genus Euthrix → species Euthrix laeta

Species name(s)

Euthrix laeta (Walker, 1855) = Cosmotriche laeta = Amydona laeta Walker, 1855 = sulphurea Aurivillius, 1879 = divisa Moore, 1879 = austrina Lajonquiére, 1978 = Philudoria laeta (Walker, 1855). [3, 9, 13, 122]

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Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 2.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic, Indo-Malayan.

Russia regions

#37. Nizhne-Amursky; #40. Primorsky.

Detailed information with references

Distribution

Regions of the Russian Federation: the Lower Amur, Seaside. [3].
Korea, China, Japan and India. In Russia - in the south of the Ussuri region. [13].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

The front wings are ovate-oblong, pointed at the tip and besides, bright, yellow-brick color, but that's not all. At the outer edge, separated by a thin line, these are the best wings purple, and at the bottom - bright, sulfur-yellow spot. In the middle of the wing - two white spots.Hind wings monochromatic red-brick, the base is still lighter. Chest butterfly painted with the same front and belly - with the rear wings. [13].

Larva food plants / other food objects

Two-color lespedeza. [13].

Subspecies of Euthrix laeta

Euthrix laeta austrina De Lajonquière, 1978. [187]
E. l. divisa Moore, 1879. [187]
E. l. sulphurea Aurivillius, 1894. [187]

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Yuri Semejkin, Vitaly Gumenuk.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Sergei Kotov.

References

[3] Каталог чешуекрылых (Lepidoptera) России. Под ред. С. Ю. Синёва. СПб.; М.: Товарищество научных изданий КМК, 2008
[9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
[13] Ламперт К. Атлас бабочек и гусениц. Мн.: Харвест, 2003
[187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org