Taxonomic Information
Odonestis Germar, 1812 species known from India and Nepal.
Odonestis pruni oberthueri Tams, 1935. Nepal; NE India.
Odonestis erectilinea erectilinea (Swinhoe, 1904). NE India.
Odonestis bheroba bheroba Moore, [1859]. Sri Lanka, NE India; Nepal.
Odonestis vita indica ams, 1935. NE India, West Bengal, Meghalaya; Bangladesh.
Odonestis ceylonica Tams, 1935. India: S. India, Karnataka; Sri Lanka.
Odonestis belli Tams, 1935. India: coast of SW India.
Odonestis filigranica Sergeev & Zolotuhin, 2010. India: Andaman Islands, North Andaman, Baratang Island (TL).
Best separated by genitalia.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Pruni pruni oberthueri -
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Sergeev & V. Zolotuhin, 2009 and Hampson, [1893].
Odonestis pruni based on Sergeev & V. Zolotuhin, 2009 "Wing ground colour varies from dark yellow to reddish orange, with a brown pattern. Outer margin of both wings is dentate. White round discal spot is typical for the forewing. Postmedial fascia is fine but distinct, strongly concave; antemedial fascia is weak, concave and external is fine dentate."
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Total | 2 |
Odonestis pruni (Linnaeus, 1758) : Quercus acutissima (Fagaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
- OD: Odonestis pruni oberthueri Tams, 1935. Mem. Mus. Royal Hist. nat. Belg. 4 (12): 57, pl. 6: 8, 9; pl. 8: 5. Type locality: [China, Sichuan] “frontiere orientale du Tibet”.
- Odonestis pruni assamensis Tams, 1935. Mem. Mus. Royal Hist. nat. Belg. 4 (12): 57, pl. 6: 10, 11; pl. 8: 6. TL: northern India, Assam, Khasi Hills.
- Sergeev, A. I. & V. V. Zolotuhin. 2009. A review of the genus Odonestis Germar, 1812 with descriptions of two new species and one new subspecies (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). Atalanta 41 (3/4): 375-396. Pg. 388. Pl. 14/7-9.
- http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Odonestis_Pruni
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/124957-Odonestis-pruni
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Odonestis pruni (Linnaeus, 1758) – Plum Lappet. In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.11. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/index.php/odonestis-pruni, accessed 2025/11/11.