Gunda javanica (Moore, 1872) -

Taxonomic Information

Gunda Walker, 1862 species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Gunda javanica (Moore, 1872) . India: Sikkim, NE Himalaya; Myanmar. 
Gunda ochracea Walker, 1862. India; Nepal; Sri Lanka.
Gunda sesostris (Vuillot, 1893). India: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh. 
Gunda thwaitesii (Moore, [1883]). Sri Lanka. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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  1. Norasuma javanica Moore, 1872. Proc. zool. Soc. London 1872. Pg. 576, pl. 33, fig. 6. TL: “Java”. Holotype: female. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90880#page/666/mode/1up
  2. Norasuma richteri Weymer, 1890. Dt. ent. Z. Iris., 3: 34, syn. n.
  3. Norasuma javanica Moore; Moths of South-East Asia Barlow, 1982: Pg. 46, Pl. 5, Fig 11. 
  4. Gunda javanica palawana Schultze, 1925; New and rare Philippine Lepidoptera. The Philippine Journal of Science, 28 (4), 567–574. 
  5. Wang, X., Wang, M., Zolotuhin, V.V., Hirowatari, T., Wu, S. and Huang, G.H., 2015. The fauna of the family Bombycidae sensu lato (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Bombycoidea) from Mainland China, Taiwan and Hainan Islands. Zootaxa, 3989(1), pp.1-138. Pg.16, fig 4A-B for male/female.
  6. https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-3/bombycidae/bombycidae_2_2.php
  7. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/486040-Gunda-javanica

Page citation

Sondhi, S. 2024. Gunda javanica (Moore, 1872) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.74. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/Gunda-javanica, accessed 2024/05/03.