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Biston suppressaria (Guenée, [1858]) – Tea Looper
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Biston suppressaria – Tea Looper
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Biston suppressaria (Guenée, 1857) – Tea Looper: Acacia catechu, Acacia modesta, Bauhinia variegata, Senna auriculata (Fabaceae), Vernicia montana (Euphorbiaceae), Bombax ceiba (Malvaceae), Camellia sinensis (Theaceae), Carissa carandas (Apocynaceae), Syzygium cumini (Myrtaceae),Lagerstroemia indica (Lythraceae), Litsea monopetala (Lauraceae),Toona ciliata (Meliaceae) (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 Biston known from India based on Kirti et al. (2019).
Biston bengaliaria (Guenee, 1858). India: Bengal.
Biston betularia coagnataria (Guenée, [1858]). India: Western Himalayas, Solan, Simla, Kharapathar, Sarahan, Himachal Pradesh.
Biston contectaria Walker, 1863. India: Canara, Karnataka.
Biston falcata (Warren, 1893). India: Sikkim.
Biston mediolata Jiang, Xue & Han, 201. India: Mizoram.
Biston panterianaria panterianaria (Bremer & Grey, 1853). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Biston porphyria (Butler, 1889). India: Kangara district, Himachal Pradesh.
Biston regalis regalis (Moore, 1888). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Biston sinuata Hampson, 1895. India: Sikkim.
Biston suppressaria suppressaria (Guenee, [1858]). India: Central India.
Biston bengaliaria (Guenee, 1858). India: Bengal.
Biston betularia coagnataria (Guenée, [1858]). India: Western Himalayas, Solan, Simla, Kharapathar, Sarahan, Himachal Pradesh.
Biston contectaria Walker, 1863. India: Canara, Karnataka.
Biston falcata (Warren, 1893). India: Sikkim.
Biston mediolata Jiang, Xue & Han, 201. India: Mizoram.
Biston panterianaria panterianaria (Bremer & Grey, 1853). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Biston porphyria (Butler, 1889). India: Kangara district, Himachal Pradesh.
Biston regalis regalis (Moore, 1888). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Biston sinuata Hampson, 1895. India: Sikkim.
Biston suppressaria suppressaria (Guenee, [1858]). India: Central India.
References:
- OD: Amphidasys suppressaria Guenée, [1858]. Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 9: 210, Atlas (Uranides & Phalenides): pl. 4, f. 2. Text at https://archive.org/details/histoirenaturell09bois/page/210/mode/1up?view=theater
- Han, H, Jiang, N., Xue, D. 2011. A review of Biston Leach, 1815 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae) from China, with description of one new species. ZooKeys 139: 45-96. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.139.1308. Fig 31-40.
- Jiang, N., Li, X., Hausmann, A., Cheng, R., Xue, D. & H. Han. 2017. A molecular phylogeny of the Palaearctic and Oriental members of the tribe Boarmiini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae). Invertebrate Systematics, 31(4), pp.427-441. For tribal placement in Boarmiini.
- Murillo-Ramos, L., Brehm, G., Sihvonen, P., Hausmann, A., Holm, S., Ghanavi, H.R., Õunap, E., Truuverk, A., Staude, H., Friedrich, E. & Tammaru, T., 2019. A comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Geometridae (Lepidoptera) with a focus on enigmatic small subfamilies. PeerJ, 7, p.e7386. For tribal placement in Boarmiini.
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/237825-Biston-suppressaria
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Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Biston suppressaria (Guenée, [1858]) – Tea Looper. 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/355965/Biston-suppressaria
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