''Olepa neumuthi'' is a species of moth the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...

. It is endemic to the Indochinese region and was discovered in 2011 by the German

entomologist Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arach ...

Hans Helmuth Neumuth (1942-2013) and classified by the French

Georges E.R.J. Orhant., 2012: ''Olepa neumuthi'' espèce nouvelle de Thaïlande (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). ''Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de Mulhouse'' 68 (4): 61-64. The larvae only feed on '' Ricinus communis'', which is curious because this plants produces the natural

insecticide Insecticides are substances used to kill insects. They include ovicides and larvicides used against insect eggs and larvae, respectively. Insecticides are used in agriculture, medicine, industry and by consumers. Insecticides are claimed to b ...

ricin Ricin ( ) is a lectin (a carbohydrate-binding protein) and a highly potent toxin produced in the seeds of the castor oil plant, ''Ricinus communis''. The median lethal dose (LD50) of ricin for mice is around 22 micrograms per kilogram of body ...

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q16011761 Arctiinae Moths described in 2012