Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Erebidae > Arctiinae > Arctiini > Spilosomina > Olepa
Olepa ricini (Fabricius, 1775)
Olepa ricini is a species complex comprising of seven different species. Images shown are representive of the group.
- Images
- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- Similiar species
- References
Olepa ricini agg.
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Olepa ricini (Fabricius, 1775): Camellia sinensis (Theaceae), Campsis grandiflora (Bignoniaceae), Coccinia grandis (Cucurbitaceae), Elettaria cardamomum (Zingiberaceae), Helianthus annuus, Tithonia diversifolia (Compositae),Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae), Musa acuminata (Musaceae), Nerium oleander (Apocynaceae), Ricinus communis (Euphorbiaceae), Senna obtusifolia (Fabaceae), Sesamum indicum (Pedaliaceae), Zea mays (Poaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult moth observations that have been databased:
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Similiar species:
List of Olepa Watson, 1980 known from India.
Olepa (Cornutia) coromandelica Dubatolov, 2011, India (Tamil Nadu).
Olepa (Olepa) duboisi Orhant, 1986, India (Kerala).
Olepa (Olepa) kakatii Orhant, 2000, India (Assam).
Olepa (Olepa) ocellifera (Walker, 1855), India (India, Indian Himalayas, Assam).
Olepa(Olepa) suryamal Kalawate, 2020, India (Maharashtra).
Olepa (Olepa) suryamal rekhae Kalawate, 2020, India (Maharashtra).
Olepa(Olepa) zedesi Kalawate, 2020, India (Maharashtra).
Olepa (Orhanta) ghatmatha Kalawate, 2020, India (Maharashtra).
Olepa (Orhanta) koslandana Orhant, 1986, India (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu (Coromandel Coast), Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand); Sri Lanka.
Olepa (Pseudoolepa) clavatus (Swinhoe, 1885), India (Maharashtra, South India).
Olepa (Pseudoolepa) nigerclavatus N. Singh & Kirti, 2016, India (Maharashtra).
Olepa (Pseudoolepa) toulgoeti Orhant, 1986, India (South India).
Olepa (Ricinia) ricini (Fabricius, 1775), India (Throughout India, Nicobar)
Olepa (Ricinia) schleini Witt, Müller, Kravchenko, Miller, Hausmann & Speidel, 2005, India (Maharashtra).
Olepa (Ricinia) schleini chandrai Kalawate, 2020, India (Maharashtra, India).
Olepa (Cornutia) coromandelica Dubatolov, 2011, India (Tamil Nadu).
Olepa (Olepa) duboisi Orhant, 1986, India (Kerala).
Olepa (Olepa) kakatii Orhant, 2000, India (Assam).
Olepa (Olepa) ocellifera (Walker, 1855), India (India, Indian Himalayas, Assam).
Olepa(Olepa) suryamal Kalawate, 2020, India (Maharashtra).
Olepa (Olepa) suryamal rekhae Kalawate, 2020, India (Maharashtra).
Olepa(Olepa) zedesi Kalawate, 2020, India (Maharashtra).
Olepa (Orhanta) ghatmatha Kalawate, 2020, India (Maharashtra).
Olepa (Orhanta) koslandana Orhant, 1986, India (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu (Coromandel Coast), Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand); Sri Lanka.
Olepa (Pseudoolepa) clavatus (Swinhoe, 1885), India (Maharashtra, South India).
Olepa (Pseudoolepa) nigerclavatus N. Singh & Kirti, 2016, India (Maharashtra).
Olepa (Pseudoolepa) toulgoeti Orhant, 1986, India (South India).
Olepa (Ricinia) ricini (Fabricius, 1775), India (Throughout India, Nicobar)
Olepa (Ricinia) schleini Witt, Müller, Kravchenko, Miller, Hausmann & Speidel, 2005, India (Maharashtra).
Olepa (Ricinia) schleini chandrai Kalawate, 2020, India (Maharashtra, India).
References:
- Wikispecies contributors. Olepa [Internet]. Wikispecies, ; 2013 Nov 25, 09:39 UTC [cited 2016 Sep 24]. Available from: https://species.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Olepa&oldid=1857363.
- WITT, T. J, G. C. MÜLLER, V. D. K RAVCHENKO, M. A. MILLER, A. HAUSMANN & W. SPEIDEL. 2005. A new Olepa species
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Vaidya, A & S. Sondhi. 2022. Olepa ricini (Fabricius, 1775). 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/354955/Olepa-ricini
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