Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Nolidae > Eligminae > Eligma
Eligma narcissus (Cramer, [1775]) – Ailanthus Defoliator
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- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- Similiar species
- References
Eligma narcissus – Ailanthus Defoliator
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Eligma narcissus (Cramer, [1775]) – Ailanthus Defoliator: Ailanthus excelsa, Ailanthus triphysa (Simaroubaceae) (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | ||||||||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | ||||||||||||
| Karnataka | ||||||||||||
| Kerala | ||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | ||||||||||||
| Telangana | ||||||||||||
| All states |
Similiar species:
References:
- Cramer, P.1775. De uitlandsche kapellen, voorkomende in de drie waereld-deelen Asia, Africa en America. Pg. 116, plate LXXIII fg. E,F
- pg. 43, # 1257
- Inoue, H., Sugi, S., Kuroko, H., Moriuti, S. u. Kawabe, A. 1982. Moths of Japan. Vol. 2. 231 Farbtafeln, 161 Schwarz-Weiß-Tafeln, 552 S. Text. 1982. Kodansha Co. Ltd. Tokyo, pl 193/33.
- http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=297131 [accessed 24 Dec 2015]
- Wikipedia contributors. Eligma narcissus [Internet]. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia; 2014 Aug 15, 18:44 UTC [cited 2015 Dec 24]. Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eligma_narcissus&oldid=621388764.
Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Nolidae > Eligminae > Eligma
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Eligma narcissus (Cramer, [1775]) – Ailanthus Defoliator. 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/355537/Eligma-narcissus
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