Xining Mountains bordering Qinghai). There is also a doubtful record from much further west, in the Pamirs. Ecology It is known from mountains at extremely high altitudes, having been collected or observed at elevations of 3000-4500m. The larvae feed on Elaeagnus angustifolia. It is the primary host species for the parasitoid is the eulophid wasp Sympiesis qinghaiensis of the subfamily Eulophinae in Qinghai. References Moths described in 1891 Lymantriinae