Thecobathra anas

Thecobathra anas is a moth in the family Yponomeutidae. It was described by Stringer in 1930. It is found in Korea, Japan and Indonesia.[1]

Thecobathra anas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Yponomeutidae
Genus:
Thecobathra
Species:
T. anas
Binomial name
Thecobathra anas
(Stringer, 1930)
Synonyms
  • Niphonympha anas Stringer, 1930
  • Pseudocalantica anas
  • Scythropiodes unimaculata Matsumura, 1931

The wingspan is 12–18 mm.[2] Adults are silvery white.

The larvae feed on Castanopsis cuspidata, Quercus glauca and Quercus serrata.[3]

References
  1. BOLD Systems
  2. Japanese Moths
  3. New Records of Three Yponomeutine Moths (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) from Korea


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