Arctioblepsis rubida C.Felder & R.Felder, 1862 is a animal in the Pyralidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Arctioblepsis rubida C.Felder & R.Felder, 1862

Arctioblepsis rubida C.Felder & R.Felder, 1862

Arctioblepsis is a 1862 monotypic genus of snout moths containing the southeast Asian species Arctioblepsis rubida.

Family
Genus
Arctioblepsis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Arctioblepsis rubida C.Felder & R.Felder, 1862

Arctioblepsis is a monotypic genus of snout moths. It was described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1862. The only species in this genus is Arctioblepsis rubida C.Felder & R.Felder, 1862. This species is distributed across southeast Asia, with recorded locations including Hong Kong (China), Taiwan, India, and Nepal. The wingspan of adult Arctioblepsis rubida ranges from 36 to 44 mm. In Hong Kong, adult moths are active in flight from early April to early June, and again from early July to mid August. Larvae of this species are known to feed on Machilus species, specifically Machilus breviflora and Machilus gamblei.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pyralidae Arctioblepsis

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