Lymantria obfuscata Walker, 1865 -

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  1. OD: Lymantria obfuscata Walker, 1865. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 32: 367; TL: N.India. Text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso3132brit/page/367/mode/1up?view=theater
  2. Schintlmeister, A. 2004. The Taxonomy of the genus Lymantria HÜBNER, [1819] (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae). Quadrifina Band 7, Pp. 1-248. Fig 50-58., pg. 22. 

Note: This is  probably Lymantria obfuscata Walker, 1865 as it has a fuscous marginal border on HW, which detersa lacks. Moreover, detersa is known from S & W India. The other similar species, L. incerta has a chequered HW, which this lacks. Lymantria obfuscata is known from N. India. Provisionally identified. 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Lymantria obfuscata Walker, 1865 – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.73. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/lymantria-obfuscata, accessed 2024/04/26.