Lepidoptera > Geometroidea > Geometridae > Ennominae > Gonodontini > Gonodontis
Gonodontis clelia (Cramer, [1780])
- Images
- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- Similiar species
- References
Gonodontis clelia
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Gonodontis clelia (Cramer, [1780]): Haldina cordifolia (Rubiaceae), Alseodaphne semecarpifolia (Lauraceae), Eugenia myrobalana (Myrtaceae), Gmelina arborea, Tectona grandis (Lamiaceae), Olea dioica (Oleaceae), Swietenia macrophylla, Swietenia mahagoni (Meliaceae) (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arunachal Pradesh | ||||||||||||
| Karnataka | ||||||||||||
| Maharashtra | ||||||||||||
| Meghalaya | ||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | ||||||||||||
| All states |
Similiar species:
Gonodontis Hübner, [1823] species known from India.
Gonodontis aethocrypta Prout, 1926. NE Himalaya.
Gonodontis clelia (Cramer, [1780]). India: S. India, Tamil Nadu (Coromandel: TL), Andaman Is.; Sri Lanka.
Gonodontis pallida (Butler, 1880). India.
Gonodontis pallida (Butler, 1880) is paler, while Gonodontis clelia (Cramer, [1780]) is more reddish.
OD: Orsonoba pallida Butler, 1880; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 6 (32): 125. Text at http://archive.org/stream/annalsmagazineof561880lond#page/125/mode/1up
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11/Gonodontini/gonodontini_1_2.php
Gonodontis aethocrypta Prout, 1926. NE Himalaya.
Gonodontis clelia (Cramer, [1780]). India: S. India, Tamil Nadu (Coromandel: TL), Andaman Is.; Sri Lanka.
Gonodontis pallida (Butler, 1880). India.
Gonodontis pallida (Butler, 1880) is paler, while Gonodontis clelia (Cramer, [1780]) is more reddish.
OD: Orsonoba pallida Butler, 1880; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 6 (32): 125. Text at http://archive.org/stream/annalsmagazineof561880lond#page/125/mode/1up
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11/Gonodontini/gonodontini_1_2.php
References:
- OD: Phalaena clelia Cramer, [1780]. Uitl. Kapellen 3 (23-24): 172, 174, pl. 288, f. B, C; TL: Coromandel
- Hampson, G. 1895. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.3. Taylor & Francis, London. Noctuidae (cont.) to Geometridae 546 p - 226 figs. Pg 212, # 3262.
- http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Digital_Moths_of_Asia/85_GEOMETROIDEA/04_GEOMETRIDAE/02_Ennominae/044_Gonodontis/Gonodontis%20clelia/Gonodontis%20clelia.htm [accessed 17 January 2018]
- http://www.nbair.res.in/insectpests/Gonodontis-clelia.php [accessed 17 January 2018]
- http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11/Gonodontini/gonodontini_1_1.php [accessed 17 January 2018]
Lepidoptera > Geometroidea > Geometridae > Ennominae > Gonodontini > Gonodontis
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Gonodontis clelia (Cramer, [1780]). In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 3.21. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/356265/Gonodontis-clelia
Share by email