Carea obsolescens Moore, 1884 -

Taxonomic Information

Carea Walker, [1857] species known from the Indian subcontinent. 
Carea angulata (Fabricius, 1793). Indian subregion. 
Carea albirufa Hampson, 1896. Sri Lanka. 
Carea albopurpurea Hampson, 1894. India: Sikkim, Meghalaya (Khasi Hills), Arunachal Pradesh; Nepal.
Carea dione Swinhoe, 1905. India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills). 
Carea internifusca Hampson, 1894. India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills). 
Carea nebulifera Warren, 1912. India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills). 
Carea nitida Hampson, 1894. India: Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim. 
Carea obsolescens Moore, 1884. India: Maharashtra (Bombay, Mahabaleshwar), Conoor.
Carea varipes Walker, [1857]. Indian subregion. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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  1. Carea obsolescens Moore, 1884. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1884. 32: 355-376. TL: Bombay (Maharashtra), Coonoor (Tamil Nadu). Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14715340#page/386/mode/1up 
  2. Hampson, FBI, Vol. 2, pg. 423-4, # 2336.
  3. Hampson, G. F. 1912. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum, Vol. 11, pg. 556, pl. 188/23. TL: Mahabaleshwar, Bombay. Text at 
  4. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/101549#page/586/mode/1up. Plate at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/101548#page/69/mode/1up
  5. Seitz, A. (Ed.). 1912. Macro Lep. World, Vol. 11, pg. 435, pl. 42a. 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Carea obsolescens Moore, 1884 – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.81. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/Carea-obsolescens, accessed 2024/12/03.