Mudaria leprosticta (Hampson, 1907) -

Taxonomic Information

M. leprosticta is best separated from Mudaria major (Warren, 1914) by male genitalia.
 

Mudaria Moore, 1893 species known from the Indian subcontinent:

Mudaria albonotata (Hampson, 1893). Sri Lanka

Mudaria cornifrons Moore, 1893. E. Himalaya.

Mudaria fisherae Prout, 1928. Sri Lanka. 

Mudaria leprosa (Hampson, 1898). Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. 

Mudaria leprosticta (Hampson, 1907). India; Sri Lanka.

Mudaria major (Warren, 1914). E. Himalaya, S. India. 

Mudaria turbata (Walker, 1858). NE Himalaya.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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Mudaria leprosticta (Hampson, 1907): Durio zibethinus (Bombacaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010). 
  1. Euplexia leprosticta Hampson, 1907; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 17 (2): 469; TL: Ceylon, Matele. Text at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid08brituoft/page/422/mode/1up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/journalofbombayn17190607bomb/page/469/mode/1up?view=theater
  2. Hypoperigea leprosticta Hampson, 1909, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 8: 423, pl. 133, f. 9. Text at Plate at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid410brit/page/n364/mode/2up?view=theater (female). 
  3. Sondhi, Y., S. Sondhi, S. R. Pathour, & K. Kunte. 2018. Moth diversity (Lepidoptera: Heterocera) of Shendurney and Ponmudi in Agastyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Kerala, India, with notes on new records. Tropical Lepidoptera Research, 28(2).
  4. Das, A., Mazumder, A., Pathania, P. C. and Singh, N., 2020. Insecta: Lepidoptera (Moths). In: Faunal Diversity of Biogeographic Zones of India: Western Ghats: 535-569 (Published by the Director, Zool. Surv. India, Kolkata). 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Mudaria leprosticta (Hampson, 1907) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.72. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/mudaria-leprosticta, accessed 2024/03/29.