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Endoclita malabaricus (Moore, 1879)
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Endoclita malabaricus
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Endoclita malabaricus (Moore, 1879): Acacia caesia, Acacia mearnsii, Cajanus cajan (Fabaceae), Ailanthus triphysa, (Simaroubaceae), Bridelia stipularis (Phyllanthaceae), Callicarpa pedunculata, Lantana camara (Verbenaceae), Casuarina equisetifolia (Casuarinaceae), Eucalyptus robusta (Myrtaceae), Tectona grandis (Lamiaceae), Macaranga peltata (Euphorbiaceae), Camellia sinensis (Theaceae), Cordia myxa (Boraginaceae), Eugenia (Myrtaceae), Filicium decipiens (Sapindaceae), Gliricidia sepium (Fabaceae), Gyrocarpus americanus (Hernandiaceae), Herissantia crispa, Grewia tiliifolia (Malvaceae), Lagerstroemia microcarpa (Lythraceae), Lantana indica (Verbenaceae), Macaranga indica, Mallotus philippensis (Euphorbiaceae), Ocimum gratissimum, Gmelina arborea, Clerodendrum infortunatum (Lamiaceae), Rosa (Rosaceae), Santalum album (Santalaceae), Solanum erianthum, Solanum stramoniifolium (Solanaceae), Strobilanthes callosa (Acanthaceae), Trema orientale (Cannabaceae), Ziziphus horrida (Rhamnaceae) (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karnataka | ||||||||||||
| Kerala | ||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | ||||||||||||
| All states |
Similiar species:
Endoclita signifer (Walker, 1856)
OD: Phassus signifer Walker, 1856. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1568; TL: Assam, Sylhet at http://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso07brit#page/1568/mode/1up [accessed 18 July 2017]
Image at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46938577#page/129/mode/1up [accessed 18 July 2017]
Hampson, G. F. [1893]. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 1. Taylor & Francis, London. Pp. xxiii + 527. Saturniidae to Hypsidae 527 p - 333 fig, Pg 320, # 685.
Based on Hampson: Male E. malabaricus has smaller costal markings on forewing, which are pale chestnut in colour. Hindwing reddish fuscous (versus flesh-coloured in signifer). Shows significant variation in markings and coloration.
Endoclita Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 species known from India.
Endoclita aboe (Moore, {1860]). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Endoclita albofasciatus (Moore, 1879). India: Nilgiris.
Endoclita albosignata Tindale, 1941. India: Assam.
Endoclita auratus (Hampson, [1893]). Myanmar; India.
Endoclita buettneria Tindale, 1941. Myanmar.
Endoclita chalybeatus (Moore, 1879). Myanmar; India: Darjeeling, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam.
Endoclita chrysoptera Tindale, 1941. India: Sikkim, Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Endoclita damor (Moore, [1860]). India: Himalayas, Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Endoclita gmelina Tindale, 1941. Myanmar.
Endoclita magnus (Tindale, 1942). India: Palni Hills, South India.
Endoclita makundae Grehan, Mielke & Kunte, 2021. Assam.
Endoclita malabaricus (Moore, 1879). India: Ooty, Nilgiris.
Endoclita metallica Tindale, 1941. India: Sikkim, Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Endoclita microscripta Tindale, 1941. India Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Endoclita punctimargo (C. Swinhoe, 1892). India: Sikkim, Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Endoclita purpurescens (Moore, [1883]). Sri Lanka.
Endoclita rustica Tindale, 1941. India: Assam, Shillong.
Endoclita signifier (Walker, 1856). India: Assam
Endoclita strobilanthes (Tindale, 1942). India: N. Kanara, Anshi, Karnataka.
Endoclita undulifer (Walker, 1869). India: Assam.
Endoclita viridis (Swinhoe, 1892). India: Nilgiris.
References:
- OD: Phassus malabaricus Moore, 1879. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1879: 412; TL: Sircy, N.Canara; Ooty, Niligiris at http://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofgen792zool#page/412/mode/1up [accessed 18 July 2017]
- Hampson, G. F. [1893]. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 1. Taylor & Francis, London. Pp. xxiii + 527. Saturniidae to Hypsidae 527 p - 333 fig.pg 321, # 686 as Phassus malabaricus.
- Grehan, J. R., C., G.C. Mielke, D. N. Basu, U. Pawar, V. A. Ismavel, J. E. Rawlins & K. Kunte 2022. A new species of Endoclita C. & R. Felder, 1874 Ghost moth from Karimganj District of Assam, India, with comments on the genus in northeastern India, and clarification of E. signifer (Walker, 1856) (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae). ZooNova 16: 1-13.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endoclita_malabaricus
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Anonymous. 2022. Endoclita malabaricus (Moore, 1879). 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/356090/Endoclita-malabaricus
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