Blasticorhinus ussuriensis

Blasticorhinus ussuriensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Blasticorhinus
Species: B. ussuriensis
Binomial name
Blasticorhinus ussuriensis
(Bremer, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Remigia ussuriensis Bremer, 1861
  • Azazia unduliger Butler, 1878

Blasticorhinus ussuriensis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Taiwan,[1] Korea,[2] Japan and the Russian Far East.

The wingspan is 54–58 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on various woody Leguminosae, including Lespedeza, Millettia, Robinia and Wisteria species. There is also a record for Quercus. They are slender and longitudinally banded in various shades of greyish brown.[4]

References

  1. ↑ TaiBNET - Catalogue of Life of Taiwan
  2. ↑ nature.go.kr Archived April 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Japanese Moths
  4. ↑ Blasticorhinus at the Moths of Borneo


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