Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Nolidae > Chloephorinae > Careini > Carea
Carea angulata (Fabricius, 1793)
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Carea angulata
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Carea angulata (Fabricius, 1793) - Bombax ceiba (Malvaceae), Eugenia myrobalana, Syzygium cumini, Syzygium jambos (Myrtaceae), Memecylon sp. (Melastomataceae) (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandigarh | ||||||||||||
| Chhattisgarh | ||||||||||||
| Goa | ||||||||||||
| Karnataka | ||||||||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | ||||||||||||
| Maharashtra | ||||||||||||
| Meghalaya | ||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | ||||||||||||
| Telangana | ||||||||||||
| Tripura | ||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | ||||||||||||
| All states |
Similiar species:
Carea Walker, [1857] species known from the Indian subcontinent
Carea angulata (Fabricius, 1793). Indian subregion.
Carea albirufa Hampson, 1896. Sri Lanka.
Carea albopurpurea Hampson, 1894. Sikkim, Khasis, Arunachal Pradesh; Nepal.
Carea dione Swinhoe, 1905. Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Carea internifusca Hampson, 1894. Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Carea nebulifera Warren, 1912. Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Carea nitida Hampson, 1894. Sikkim.
Carea obsolescens Moore, 1884. Bombay, Maharashtra.
Carea varipes Walker, [1857]. Indian subregion.
References:
- OD: Bombyx angulata (Fabricius, 1793). Entomologiae Systemaatica emendata et Aucta. Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Adjectis Synonymis, Locis, Descritptionibus Observationibus, 3(1): 481 ( Bombyx) (Syntypes: “Ost-India”, UZM, Copenhagen).
- Hampson, G. 1894. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 2. Taylor & Francis, London. Arctiidae, Agrostidae, Noctuidae 609 p - 325 figs. # 2331, Pg. 422. Fig. 238 as Carea subtilis.
- Kononenko, V. S. & A. Pinratana. 2013. Moths of Thailand, Volume 3: Noctuoidea Part 2: Addendum to Vol. 3, Part 1, Families Erebidae, Nolidae, Euteliidae, Noctuidae and Checklist. Pg. 204-205, Plate 28/26-27.
- http://www.nbair.res.in/insectpests/Carea-angulata.php
Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Nolidae > Chloephorinae > Careini > Carea
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Yuvadeeban. 2022. Carea angulata (Fabricius, 1793). 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/356419/Carea-angulata
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