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Spilarctia comma (Walker, 1856)
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Spilarctia comma
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttarakhand | ||||||||||||
| All states |
Similiar species:
List of Spilarctia Butler, 1875 known from India.
Spilarctia bifascia Hampson, 1891. India (South India).
Spilarctia casigneta (Kollar, [1844]). India (NW Himalayas, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu (Nilgiris) Meghalaya, Kerala).
Spilarctia castanea Hampson, 1893. India (Maharashtra); Sri Lanka.
Spilarctia comma (Walker, 1856). India (NW Himalayas (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh), Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand).
Spilarctia coorgensis Kirti & Gill, 2010. India (Kerala, Karnataka).
Spilarctia dalbergiae Moore, 1888. India (Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh).
Spilarctia eldorado (Rothschild, 1910). India (Meghalaya).
Spilarctia gopara (Moore, 1859). India (Sikkim, Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya).
Spilarctia irregularis (Rothschild, 1910). India (Sikkim, West Bengal).
Spilarctia leopardina (Kollar, [1844]). India (Indian Himalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh).
Spilarctia melanostigma (Erschoff, 1872). India (North India including Ladakh), Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Assam, Nagaland).
Spilarctia mona (Swinhoe, 1885). India (Maharashtra, Meghalaya).
Spilarctia montana (Guerin–Meneville, 1843). India (Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu (Nilgiris), Punjab, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh).
Spilarctia obliqua (Walker, 1855), India (Throughout India).
Spilarctia punctata (Moore, 1859).India (Sikkim, Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Uttarakhand).
Spilarctia rubilinea (Moore, 1865). India (Sikkim, Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya).
Spilarctia sagittifera Moore, 1888. India (Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim).
Spilarctia tamangi (Thomas, 1994). India (Sikkim, Assam, West Bengal).
Spilarctia tigrina (Moore, 1879). India (Tamil Nadu).
Spilarctia todara (Moore, 1872). India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu).
Spilarctia xanthogaster (Thomas, 1994). India (Meghalaya, Assam).
Spilarctia bifascia Hampson, 1891. India (South India).
Spilarctia casigneta (Kollar, [1844]). India (NW Himalayas, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu (Nilgiris) Meghalaya, Kerala).
Spilarctia castanea Hampson, 1893. India (Maharashtra); Sri Lanka.
Spilarctia comma (Walker, 1856). India (NW Himalayas (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh), Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand).
Spilarctia coorgensis Kirti & Gill, 2010. India (Kerala, Karnataka).
Spilarctia dalbergiae Moore, 1888. India (Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh).
Spilarctia eldorado (Rothschild, 1910). India (Meghalaya).
Spilarctia gopara (Moore, 1859). India (Sikkim, Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya).
Spilarctia irregularis (Rothschild, 1910). India (Sikkim, West Bengal).
Spilarctia leopardina (Kollar, [1844]). India (Indian Himalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh).
Spilarctia melanostigma (Erschoff, 1872). India (North India including Ladakh), Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Assam, Nagaland).
Spilarctia mona (Swinhoe, 1885). India (Maharashtra, Meghalaya).
Spilarctia montana (Guerin–Meneville, 1843). India (Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu (Nilgiris), Punjab, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh).
Spilarctia obliqua (Walker, 1855), India (Throughout India).
Spilarctia punctata (Moore, 1859).India (Sikkim, Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Uttarakhand).
Spilarctia rubilinea (Moore, 1865). India (Sikkim, Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya).
Spilarctia sagittifera Moore, 1888. India (Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim).
Spilarctia tamangi (Thomas, 1994). India (Sikkim, Assam, West Bengal).
Spilarctia tigrina (Moore, 1879). India (Tamil Nadu).
Spilarctia todara (Moore, 1872). India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu).
Spilarctia xanthogaster (Thomas, 1994). India (Meghalaya, Assam).
References:
Kirti, J. S & N. Singh (2015). Arctiid Moths of India, Vol 1, pg 44-45.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spilarctia_comma
http://www.gorodinski.ru/view_butterfly.php?id_butterfly=19
OD: Aloa comma Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1703
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Anonymous. 2022. Spilarctia comma (Walker, 1856). 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/356037/Spilarctia-comma
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