Lepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Saturniidae > Saturniinae > Saturniini > Cricula
Cricula andrei Jordan, 1909 – Scarlet Windowed Moth
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- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- Similiar species
- References
Cricula andrei – Scarlet Windowed Moth
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Cricula andrei Jordan, 1909 – Scarlet Windowed Moth: Prunus domestica, Pyrus communis (Rosaceae) (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arunachal Pradesh | ||||||||||||
| Meghalaya | ||||||||||||
| All states |
Similiar species:
Cricula trifenestrata. Generally, C. andrei is reddish brown whereas C. trifenestra is muddy-brown. Differences in underside markings, too. Best distinguished by dissection and DNA barcoding.
References:
- Jordan, K. 1909. Novitates Zoologicae, Vol. XVI. No.2. Pg. 300 (original description, TL. Sylhet)
- http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=95174 [accessed 01 Dec 2015]
Lepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Saturniidae > Saturniinae > Saturniini > Cricula
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2021. Cricula andrei Jordan, 1909 – Scarlet Windowed Moth. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 2.61. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/355485/Cricula-andrei
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