Odonestis is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae described by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1812. It consists of twenty-two species, which are found in Europe, Russia, Asia Minor, China and Japan.
Description The wingspan is for males and for females. The moths fly from May to June and again from August to September depending on the location. Palpi very long and slender. Antennae with shorter branches in female than male. Legs with very minute spurs. Forewings are long with acute apex. Outer margin obliquely rounded. Veins 6 and 7 stalked. Stalk of veins 9 and 10 short. Hindwing with veins 4 and 5 from cell or stalked. Vein 8 curved, and met by a bar from vein 7. The accessory costal veinlets are numerous and prominent.
Ecology The larvae feed on Prunus, Pirus, Quercus, Tilia, Betula, Alnus, Ulmus, Crataegus, Salix and Rhamnus species.
Species Odonestis angulata (Grünberg, 1913) Odonestis apo Zolotuhin et al., 1997 Odonestis belli (Tams, 1935) Odonestis bheroba Moore, 1858/59 Odonestis ceylonica (Tams, 1935) Odonestis divisa Moore, 1879 Odonestis erectilinea (Swinhoe, 1904) Odonestis filigranica Sergeev & Zolotuhin, 2010 Odonestis formosae Wileman, 1910 Odonestis germari Sergeev & Zolotuhin, 2010 Odonestis gisla Zolotuhin & Holloway, 2006 Odonestis leopoldi Tams, 1935 Odonestis lipara Tams, 1935 Odonestis kama Zolotuhin & Holloway, 2006 Odonestis maya Zolotuhin & Holloway, 2006 Odonestis ophioglossa Tams, 1935 Odonestis pinratanai Zolotuhin, 2005 Odonestis pruni (Linnaeus, 1758) Odonestis schalicteta Tams, 1935 Odonestis vinacea Holloway & Bender, 1990 Odonestis vita Moore, 1859
References
External links Odonestis pruni at Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Odonestis pruni at Lepiforum.de