Arichanna gaschkevitchii
| Arichanna gaschkevitchii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Ennominae |
| Tribe: | Boarmiini |
| Genus: | Arichanna |
| Species: | A. gaschkevitchii |
| Binomial name | |
| Arichanna gaschkevitchii Motschulsky, 1860 | |
Arichanna gaschkevitchii (or hyoumonedashaku (ヒョウモンエダシャク) in Japanese) is a species of geometrid moth native to Japan and commonly found throughout the country. The adult's wingspan can reach a length of 40–50 millimetres (1.6–2.0 in).[1] This moth will store large amounts of grayanotoxins from the larval host plant in the body tissue to deter predators.[2] The species was first described by Victor Motschulsky in 1860.
References
- ^ （学研の図鑑）昆虫 (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Gakken. 1986. p. 32. ISBN 4-05-102259-5.
- ^ Ruxton, Graeme D.; Sherratt, Thomas N.; Speed, Michael (2004). Avoiding attack: the evolutionary ecology of crypsis, warning signals, and mimicry. United States: Oxford University Press. p. 166. ISBN 0-19-852859-0.