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Hyblaea puera complex (Cramer, 1777) – Teak Defoliator
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Hyblaea puera complex – Teak Defoliator
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Hyblaea puera complex (Cramer, 1777) – Teak Defoliator : Avicennia marina (Acanthaceae), Avicennia officinalis (Acanthaceae), Tectona grandis, Callicarpa arborea, Callicarpa macrophylla, Premna serratifolia, Premna mollissima, Premna tomentosa, Symphorema involucratum, Vitex canescens, Vitex altissima, Vitex glabrata, Vitex negundo, Vitex peduncularis, Vitex pinnata, Vitex trifolia, Vitex megapotamica? (Lamiaceae), Engelhardia spicata (Juglandaceae), Catalpa ovata, Markhamia stipulata, Fernandoa adenophylla, Heterophragma quadriloculare, Millingtonia hortensis, Oroxylum indicum, Stereospermum neuranthum, Stereospermum tetragonum, Heterophragma sulfureum ?, Kigelia africana?, Markhamia lutea?, Handroanthus chrysanthus?, Spathodea campanulata, Stereospermum chelonoides, Bignonia (Bignoniaceae), Megathyrsus maximus (Poaceae), Rhizophora apiculata, Carallia brachiata, Rhizophora mucronata, Bruguiera cylindrica (Rhizophoraceae), Heptapleurum venulosum (Araliaceae), Schrebera swietenioides (Oleaceae), Terminalia chebula (Combretaceae), Eugenia myrobalana (Myrtaceae)? (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:
Hyblaea Fabricius, 1793 species known from India.
Hyblaea constellata Guenée, 1852. Indian subcontinent.
Hyblaea puera (Cramer, 1777). Indian subcontinent. Hyblaea hypocyanea Swinhoe, 1895. Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Hyblaea firmamentum Guenée, 1852. Sikkim, Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
References:
- OD: Papilio puera Cramer, 1777. Pap. Exotica. Pl. 103/D & E.
- Hampson, G. F. 1894. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 2. Taylor & Francis, London. Arctiidae, Agrostidae, Noctuidae 609 p - 325 figs. pg 371, # 2204.
- Herbison-Evans, D. & S. Crossley. Caterpillars (and Butterflies and Moths) of Australia. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/hybl/puera.html [accessed 21 March 2017]
- Ratnasingham, S. & Hebert, P. D. N. 2007. BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data System (website). http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=34259 [accessed 21 March 2017]
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Cite this page along with its URL as:
Pal, S. 2022. Hyblaea puera complex (Cramer, 1777) – Teak 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/355983/Hyblaea-puera complex
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