Asiaephorus longicucullus
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Asiaephorus longicucullus is a moth
of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Nepal
, Japan
(Kyushu, Honshu) and Assam
.
The wingspan
is 16–19 mm. Adults are on wing from May to October in Japan, in May in Nepal and in September in Assam.
The larvae feed on Salvia japonica
and Scutellaria indica.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
(Kyushu, Honshu) and Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 16–19 mm. Adults are on wing from May to October in Japan, in May in Nepal and in September in Assam.
The larvae feed on Salvia japonica
Salvia japonica
Salvia japonica is an annual plant that is native to several provinces in China and Taiwan, growing at elevation. S. japonica grows on erect stems to tall...
and Scutellaria indica.