Taxonomic Information
Lepindex mentions that Ganisa similis is junior synonym and valid name is Ganisa postica Mell, 1929.
Kishida states in Moths of Nepal that both G. plana and G. similis are valid species with images for both. Kishida’s believes that G. postica is distributed in S. India and Sri Lanka while G. similis ranges from N. India to Sundaland. Smetacek (2008), however, lists both similis and postica from Nainital.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Ganisa similis -
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Total | 1 |
- , pg 49, # 59 as Ganisa postica
- Barlow, H.S. 1982. An introduction to the moths of S.E. Asia. Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur. Pp. 305. Pg. 47, Pl. 6/3-4. Taxonomic note 16.
- Holloway, J. D. 1987. Moths of Borneo. Bombycoidea: Lasiocampidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Brahmaeidae, Saturniidae, Sphingidae. Website accessed June 2015.
- Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1992. Moths of Nepal Part 3, pg 64, pl 77/9.
Page citation
Anonymous 2023. Ganisa similis Moore, 1884 – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.50. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/ganisa-similis, accessed 2023/06/05.