Ochropacha

Ochropacha is a monotypic moth genus in the family Drepanidae. The genus was first described by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren in 1871. Its single species, Ochropacha duplaris, the common lutestring, was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761.[1] It is found in China (Jilin), Russia, Japan, the Korean Peninsula and from Central Asia to Europe.[2]

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Ochropacha duplaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Subfamily: Thyatirinae
Genus: Ochropacha
Wallengren, 1871
Species:
O. duplaris
Binomial name
Ochropacha duplaris
(Linnaeus, 1761)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena duplaris Linnaeus, 1761
  • Noctua ruficollis Brahm, 1791
  • Noctua bicolor Esper, 1791
  • Noctua bipuncta Borkhausen, 1792
  • Bombyx binotata Fabricius, 1793
  • Noctua undosa Hübner, 1804
  • Palimpsestis duplaris subalpina Hartig, 1938
  • Palimpsestis dupalris kamschadalis Sheljuzhko, 1926
  • Palimpsestis duplaris kamtschadalis Sheljuzhko, 1926

The wingspan is 27–32 mm. It is similar to Tetheella fluctuosa but the forewings with the whitish lines usually less distinct, the central band usually dark-striated towards edges, two black discal dots transversely placed, no praesubterminal dash and a dark fuscous oblique apical dash. The larva is pale dull greenish, deeper dorsally; dorsal line darker ; subdorsal broad, dull olive-green ; lateral line, yellowish ; dots black ; head reddish.[3]

Fig 3 larvae after final moult


The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on birch.

References
  1. "Common Lutestring Ochropacha duplaris". UKMoths. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  2. Jiang, Nan; Yang, Chao; Xue, Dayong; Han, Hongxiang (March 2015). "An updated checklist of Thyatirinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae) from China, with descriptions of one new species". Zootaxa. 3941 (1): 1–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3941.1.1. PMID 25947492.
  3. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
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