Blasticorhinus ussuriensis

Blasticorhinus ussuriensis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Otto Vasilievich Bremer in 1861. It is found in Taiwan,[1] Korea,[2] Japan and the Russian Far East.

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

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. Wu, Shipher (December 1, 2014). "Blasticorhinus ussuriensis (Bremer, 1864)". Catalogue of Life in Taiwan (in Chinese). Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  2. "Blasticorhinus ussuriensis (Bremer)". Korea Biodiversity Information System. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012.
  3. "コウンモンクチバ Blasticorhinus ussuriensis (Bremer, 1861)". みんなで作る日本産蛾類図鑑 [An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone] (in Japanese). Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  4. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Blasticorhinus Butler". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved May 20, 2020.


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