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Odonestis vita is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1859.[1] Three former subspecies are now recognized as separate species.

Odonestis vita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lasiocampidae
Genus:	Odonestis
Species:	O. vita
Binomial name
Odonestis vita Moore, 1859
Synonyms
Odonestis vita Moore, in Horsfield & Moore, 1859 Odonestis vita Moore; Tams, 1935

Distribution

It is found from the Indian subregion[2] to Sundaland, Thailand, Thailand, China, Vietnam, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and the Philippines.

Description

The body is orange red. The forewings are short and more compact with irregular postmedial lines. The white discal spot and the fasciae are indistinct. Caterpillars are recorded from plants like Eugenia, Psidium and Lagerstroemia species.[3]

Current subspecies

In earlier classifications recorded six subspecies including the nominate race. However, recently O. v. belli, O. v. ceylonica and O. v. leopoldi were elevated to species level.[4]

Subspecies	Distribution	Wingspan	Larval food plants
Odonestis vita brachyschalida Tams, 1935	Philippines: Mindanao	42 mm in male and 46 mm in female
Odonestis vita indica Tams, 1935	North-eastern India. Recorded only by a damaged specimen.
Odonestis vita vita Moore, 1859	Southern China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan), Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo, Sumatra, Java	Smallest. 32–38 mm in male and 52 mm in female	Lagerstroemia, Eugenia, Psidium, Syzygium jambos, Lagerstroemia speciosa, L. macrocarpa and Psidium guajava

Former subspecies

Subspecies	Distribution	Wingspan	Larval food plants
Odonestis vita belli Tams, 1935	Coast of south-western India	45 mm in male, very similar to O. ceylonica
Odonestis vita ceylonica Tams, 1935	Sri Lanka, southern India	36–43 mm in male and 56–58 mm in female
Odonestis vita leopoldi Tams, 1935	Philippines: Luzon, Leyte	36–38 mm in male and 52 mm in female

References

External links

• Odonestis vita

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