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Eterusia aedea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Zygaenidae
Genus:
Eterusia
Species:
E. aedea
Binomial name
Eterusia aedea
(Linnaeus, 1763)
Synonyms
  • Papilio (Heliconius) aedea Linnaeus, 1763
  • Heterusia edocla Doubleday, 1844
  • Heterusia dulcis Butler, 1881
  • Heterusia signata Möschler, 1872
  • Eterusia magnifica Butler, 1879
  • Eterusia adocla form lepcha Jordan, 1907
  • Heterusia aedea var. septentrionicola C. Felder et R. Felder, 1862
  • Eterusia aedea ab. postlutea Strand, 1916
  • Eterusia aedea okinoshimensis Esaki et Inoue, 1956
  • Eterusia aedea ab. okinawana Matsumura, 1927
  • Eterusia aedea ishigakiana Inoue, 1982

The Red slug caterpillar (Eterusia aedea) is a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Taiwan, Japan and China.

The wingspan is about 50 mm for males and 56 mm for females.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on a wide range of plants, including Bischofia javanica, Aporosa lindleyana, Aporosa villosa, Cornus florida, Lagerstroemia, Melastoma candidum, Myrica rubra, Sloanea formosana, Rhododendron, Symplocos glauca, Camellia (including Camellia japonica, Camellia sasanqua, Camellia sinensis, Camellia oleifera), Eurya japonica, Eurya septata, Cleyera japonica and Buddleja. The larvae of ssp. aedea, sinica, formosana, cingala and virescens have been reported as pests on tea.[1]

Subspecies

  • Eterusia aedea aedea (Bangladesh, India)
  • Eterusia aedea sinica Ménétriés, 1857 (China)
  • Eterusia aedea cingala Moore, 1877 (Sri Lanka)
  • Eterusia aedea virescens (Butler, 1881) (southern India)
  • Eterusia aedea formosana Jordan, 1907 (Taiwan)
  • Eterusia aedea sugitanii Matsumura, 1927 (Japan: Okinoshima)
  • Eterusia aedea micromaculata Inoue, 1982 (Japan: Tokara Islands)
  • Eterusia aedea tomokunii Owada, 1989 (Japan: Amami-oshima)
  • Eterusia aedea sakaguchii Matsumura, 1927 (Japan: Okinawa Island)
  • Eterusia aedea okinawana Matsumura, 1931 (Japan: Ishigaki Island)
  • Eterusia aedea masatakasatoi Owada, 2001 (Japan: Nakanoshima Island)
  • Eterusia aedea hamajii Owada, 2001 (Japan: Tokunoshima Island)
  • Eterusia aedea azumai Owada, 2001 (Japan: Kumejima Island)
  • Eterusia aedea formosana
    Eterusia aedea formosana

References

  1. ^ Nomenclatural and Systematic Problems Surrounding Eterusia aedea (Linnaeus, 1763) (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae: Chalcosiinae)


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