Paralebeda femorata explained

Paralebeda femorata is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is found from the Russian Far East, eastern Mongolia, Korea and north-eastern China over eastern and central China and Taiwan to Bhutan, Nepal, northern India, Pakistan and northern Vietnam.^[1]

The wingspan is 90–115 mm.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Pithecellobium dulce, Quercus dentata and Quercus acutissima.

Subspecies

• Paralebeda femorata femorata (Russian Far East)
• Paralebeda femorata karmata Zolotuhin, 1996 (Pakistan)
• Paralebeda femorata mirabilis Zolotuhin, 1996 (Taiwan)
• Paralebeda femorata titanica Zolotuhin & Witt, 2000 (Vietnam)

Notes and References

1. http://www.landesmuseum.at/pdf_frei_remote/ENT_0017_0245-0256.pdf To a study of asiatic Lasiocampidae 3. Short taxonomic notes on Paralebeda Aurivillius, 1894 (Lepidoptera)