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Naranga diffusa -
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Similar species: Naranga aenescens Moore, 1881
Naranga aenescens Moore, 1881. Descriptions of new Indian lepidopterous insects from the collection of the late Mr. W.S. Atkinson. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. Pg. 359; TL: Formosa. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/96698#page/461/mode/1up
Naranga brunnea Hampson, 1910; 632, pl. 168, f. 4; TL: Japan, Yokohama.
Pal, S. and Gupta, A., 2017. Severe Outbreak of Rice Green Semilooper, Naranga aenescens (Moore)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) along with Its Parasitoid Complex in Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, India. Entomological News, 127(3), pp.286-291.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/244666-Naranga-aenescens
https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=786963
http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/80_Noctuidae/18_Eustrotiinae/4104Naranga_aenescens/Naranga_aenescens.htm
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| Total | 1 | 2 | 2 |
- OD: Xanthodes diffusa Walker, 1865. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 33: 779; TL: Ceylon. Text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso3334brit/page/779/mode/1up?view=theater
- Naranga ferruginea Moore, 1882 Descr. Indian lep. Atkinson (2): 134; TL: Calcutta. Text at https://archive.org/details/descriptionsofne00hewi/page/134/mode/1up?view=theater
- Hampson, G. F. 1894. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 2. Taylor & Francis, London. Arctiidae, Agrostidae, Noctuidae 609 p - 325 figs.pg. 333, # 2099.
- Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1994. Moths of Nepal. Part 3. TINEA. Vol. 14 (Supplement 1). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo.Pl. 87/9-10 for male & female.
- https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-13/eustrotiinae/eustrotiinae_6_1.php
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Naranga diffusa (Walker, 1865) – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.11. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/naranga-diffusa, accessed 2025/11/02.