Lepidoptera > Geometroidea > Geometridae > Orthostixinae > Naxa
Naxa textilis Walker, 1856
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Naxa textilis parvipuncta
Naxa textilis textilis
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Naxa textilis Walker, 1856 - Olea dioica (Oleaceae) (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 |
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| All states |
Similiar species:
Naxa obliterata has smaller spots than Naxa textilis textilis, similar sized spots compared to Naxa textilis parvipuncta, but the submarginal series of spots on boths wings are further away from the margin in N. obliterata. Naxa obliterata known distribution is N. India.
List of known Naxa from India based on Kirti et al. (2019).
Naxa obliterata (Warren, 1893). India: Naga Hills, Nagaland.
Naxa seriaria (Motschulsky, 1866). India: Nagas, Nagaland.
Naxa textilis textilis Walker, 1856. Bangladesh: Silhet. India: NW Himalaya, Sikkim, Assam, Nilgiris.
Naxa textilis parvipuncta Prout, 1916. India: Nilgiris.
List of known Naxa from India based on Kirti et al. (2019).
Naxa obliterata (Warren, 1893). India: Naga Hills, Nagaland.
Naxa seriaria (Motschulsky, 1866). India: Nagas, Nagaland.
Naxa textilis textilis Walker, 1856. Bangladesh: Silhet. India: NW Himalaya, Sikkim, Assam, Nilgiris.
Naxa textilis parvipuncta Prout, 1916. India: Nilgiris.
References:
- OD: Naxa textilis Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1743; TL: Sylhet. Text at http://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso07brit#page/1743/mode/1up. [accessed 08 June 2018]
- http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=469599 [accessed 08 June 2018]
- Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1992. Moths of Nepal. Part 1. TINEA. Vol. 13 (Supplement 2). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo. Pl. 2/7.
- 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. 325, # 3578.
- Kirti, J. S., K. Chandra, A. Saxena & N. Singh. 2019. Geometrid Moths of India. 296 pp. Nature Books of India, New Delhi. Pg. 169.
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Anonymous. 2022. Naxa textilis 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/356430/Naxa-textilis
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