Taxonomic Information
Gunda Walker, 1862 species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Gunda javanica (Moore, 1872) . India: Sikkim, NE Himalaya; Myanmar.
Gunda ochracea Walker, 1862. India; Nepal; Sri Lanka.
Gunda sesostris (Vuillot, 1893). India: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh.
Gunda thwaitesii (Moore, [1883]). Sri Lanka.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Gunda javanica -
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Mizoram | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Total | 2 |
- Norasuma javanica Moore, 1872. Proc. zool. Soc. London 1872. Pg. 576, pl. 33, fig. 6. TL: “Java”. Holotype: female. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90880#page/666/mode/1up
- Norasuma richteri Weymer, 1890. Dt. ent. Z. Iris., 3: 34, syn. n.
- Norasuma javanica Moore; Moths of South-East Asia Barlow, 1982: Pg. 46, Pl. 5, Fig 11.
- Gunda javanica palawana Schultze, 1925; New and rare Philippine Lepidoptera. The Philippine Journal of Science, 28 (4), 567–574.
- Wang, X., Wang, M., Zolotuhin, V.V., Hirowatari, T., Wu, S. and Huang, G.H., 2015. The fauna of the family Bombycidae sensu lato (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Bombycoidea) from Mainland China, Taiwan and Hainan Islands. Zootaxa, 3989(1), pp.1-138. Pg.16, fig 4A-B for male/female.
- https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-3/bombycidae/bombycidae_2_2.php
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/486040-Gunda-javanica
Page citation
Sondhi, S. 2025. Gunda javanica (Moore, 1872) – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.1. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/Gunda-javanica, accessed 2025/12/07.