Olepa Schleini
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Olepa schleini from the coastal area of Israel, specimen from the Zoological State Collection in Munich |
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| Witt , Muller , Kravchenko , Miller , Hausmann & Speidel , 2005 |
Olepa schleini is a nocturnal butterfly from the subfamily of the bear moth (Arctiinae), which was (re) discovered in 2005 and scientifically described.
The butterfly is native to the coastal areas of Israel . This makes it the only representative of the Olepa genus outside of the Indian subcontinent . Olepa Schleini was named after the Israeli entomologist and sculptor Yosef Schlein . The caterpillars of this moth feed exclusively on the wonder tree ( Ricinus communis ). This is remarkable in that the poison ricinin contained in the seeds of this plant is considered a highly effective insecticide .
Olepa Schleini is probably mentioned in the Bible as the "worm" sent by God to make Jonas ' shady castor plant wither overnight ( Jonah 4,6 ELB ).
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literature
- Axel Hausmann: Olepa Schleini: Rediscovery of a biblical butterfly from the book of Jona. In: Animals and Art from Israel. Reports of the Friends of the ZSM, Vol. 2. Munich 2005, pp. 22-25, ISBN 3-00-017303-X ( PDF ).