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Aloa lactinea (Cramer, [1777]) – Red Costate Tiger Moth
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Aloa lactinea – Red Costate Tiger Moth
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Aloa lactinea (Cramer, [1777]): Aeginetia indica (Orobanchaceae), Anacardium occidentale (Anacardiaceae),Cochlospermum religiosum (Bixaceae), Clerodendrum infortunatum, Vitex negundo (Lamiaceae), Eleusine coracana, Pennisetum glaucum, Zea mays (Poaceae),Helianthus annuus (Compositae), Ipomoea batatas (Convolvulaceae),Ricinus communis (Euphorbiaceae), Tectona grandis, Vitex negundo (Lamiaceae),Menispermum glabrum (Menispermaceae), Vigna mungo, Senna obtusifolia, Indigofera tinctoria, Flemingia macrophylla, Crotalaria juncea, Cajanus cajan (Fabaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult moth observations that have been databased:
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Similiar species:
List of Aloa Walker, 1855 known from India.
Aloa albistriga Walker, 1864. India (South India, Odisha).
Aloa collaris Hampson, 1891. S. India (Nilgiris: TL).
Aloa lactinea (Cramer, 1777). India (Kolkata, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Nagaland,
Manipur, Maharashtra, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka).
List of Neoaloa Singh & Kirti, 2015 from India.
Neoaloa flavimargo (Hampson, 1894). Nepal; Myanmar.
Neoaloa cernyi Singh & Joshi, 2018. India (Valmiki Tiger Reserve, Bihar: TL).
Neoaloa pseudoflavimargo Singh, Kirti & Kaleka, 2015. India: Assam.
Aloa albistriga Walker, 1864. India (South India, Odisha).
Aloa collaris Hampson, 1891. S. India (Nilgiris: TL).
Aloa lactinea (Cramer, 1777). India (Kolkata, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Nagaland,
Manipur, Maharashtra, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka).
List of Neoaloa Singh & Kirti, 2015 from India.
Neoaloa flavimargo (Hampson, 1894). Nepal; Myanmar.
Neoaloa cernyi Singh & Joshi, 2018. India (Valmiki Tiger Reserve, Bihar: TL).
Neoaloa pseudoflavimargo Singh, Kirti & Kaleka, 2015. India: Assam.
References:
- OD: Phalaena lactinea Cramer, P., 1777. Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques). Uitl. Kapellen. 2(9–16): 1–152, Pls. 97–192
- Walker, F. and Gray, J.E., 1855. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum (Part 1-3). Order of the Trustees. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/121890#page/740/mode/1up
- Hampson, G. F. 1894. Moths 2. Arctiidae, Agrostidae, Noctuidae 609 p - 325 figs. Pg. 27 #1235 fg.9 as Creatonotus lactineus.
- Singh, N., Joshi, R. and Ahmad, J., 2018. A new species of genus Neoaloa Singh & Kirti, 2015 from Bihar, India (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Arctiini). Zootaxa, 4486(2), pp.189-194.
- Singh, N. ,Joshi, R.,Kirti, J. S.,Bisht, S. S., & H. S. Param. 2021. A catalogue of Indian Arctiinae (Erebidae, Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5058 (1): 001–118.
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/244122-Aloa-lactinea/browse_photos [Accessed 29 August 2021]
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Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Aloa lactinea (Cramer, [1777]) – Red Costate Tiger Moth. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 3.30. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/102783/Aloa-lactinea
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