Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Erebidae > Lymantriinae > Nygmiini > Somena
Somena scintillans Walker, 1856 – Yellow-tail Tussock Moth
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Somena scintillans – Yellow-tail Tussock Moth
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Somena scintillans Walker, 1856 – Yellow-tail Tussock Moth -Abelmoschus esculentus, Kleinhovia hospita, Corchorus sp., Hibiscus cannabinus (Malvaceae), Acacia nilotica, Cajanus cajan, Cassia fistula, Crotalaria juncea, Vigna unguiculata (Fabaceae),Aesculus indica (Sapindaceae), Berberis sp. (Berberidaceae), Cosmos sulphureus, Helianthus annuus (Compositae), Buchanania cochinchinensis, Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae), Camellia sinensis (Theaceae), Capparissp. (Capparaceae), Clerodendrum infortunatum (Lamiaceae), Coffea sp. (Rubiaceae), Coriaria nepalensis (Coriariaceae), Cucurbita sp. (Cucurbitaceae), Ficus benghalensis, Ficus racemosa (Moraceae), Lagerstroemia indica, Lagerstroemia thorelii, Punica granatum (Lythraceae), Lantana camara, Lantana montevidensis (Verbenaceae), Linum usitatissimum (Linaceae),Loranthus sp. (Loranthaceae), Malus pumila, Rosa sp. (Rosaceae), Pennisetum americanum (Poaceae), Ricinus communis (Euphorbiaceae), Sesamum indicum (Pedaliaceae), Shorea robusta (Dipterocarpaceae), Tamarix sp. (Tamaricaceae), Terminalia catappa (Combretaceae) (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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Similiar species:
Somena similis (Moore, [1860]) and Somena scintillans Walker, 1856 are very similar species.
See also Orvasca subnotata Walker, 1865
See also Orvasca subnotata Walker, 1865
References:
- OD: Somena scintillans Walker, 1856. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1734; TL: North India.
- 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 483, # 1101 as Euproctis scintillans.
- http://www.nbair.res.in/insectpests/Somena-scintillans.php [accessed 27 December 2018]
- http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=674780 [accessed 27 December 2018]
Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Erebidae > Lymantriinae > Nygmiini > Somena
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Somena scintillans Walker, 1856 – Yellow-tail Tussock Moth. 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/356624/Somena-scintillans
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