Gastropacha spp. Ochsenheimer, 1810 -

Taxonomic Information

Numerous species of Gastropacha Ochsenheimer, 1810 are known from India. Gastropacha pardale (Walker, 1855), Gastropacha sikkima Moore, 1879, Gastropacha xenapates Tams, 1935, Gastropacha philippinensis, Gastropacha koniensis to name some of them. These species are best separated by examining male genitalia. Hence, species level identities are difficult from photographs only. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh1
Arunachal Pradesh11
Assam11
Bihar
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Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat2
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh1
Jammu and Kashmir1
Jharkhand
Karnataka2
Kerala111
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh112
Maharashtra12
Manipur
Meghalaya1
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu13
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand1
West Bengal1
Total121364146

Gastropacha spp.: Camellia sinensis (Theaceae), Carissa carandas (Apocynaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010). 

Page citation

Anonymous 2023. Gastropacha spp. Ochsenheimer, 1810 – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.60. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/gastropacha-spp, accessed 2023/10/01.