Oroplema oyamana
Species of moth
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Oroplema oyamana is a species of moth of the family Uraniidae. It is found in Korea (Jeju Island), Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Yakushima Island), Taiwan, northern India, Nepal, Borneo and the Philippines (Luzon).[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Uraniidae |
| Genus: | Oroplema |
| Species: | O. oyamana |
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| Oroplema oyamana (Walker, 1866) | |
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The wingspan is 25–28 mm.
The larvae feed on Daphniphyllum himalaense and possibly Daphniphyllum teysmanni and Daphniphyllum macropodum.