Lepidoptera > Geometroidea > Geometridae > Ennominae > Boarmiini > Ophthalmitis
Ophthalmitis herbidaria (Guenée, [1858])
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- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- Similiar species
- References
Ophthalmitis herbidaria
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Ophthalmitis herbidaria (Guenée, 1858) - Casearia sp. (Salicaceae) (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagaland | ||||||||||||
| All states |
Similiar species:
26 species of Ophthalmitis known globally (Jiang et al 2011).
Other Ophthalmitis known from India includes
Ophthalmitis caritaria Walker, 1860
Ophthalmitis cordularia (Swinhoe, 1893)
Ophthalmitis infusaria Walker, 1860
Ophthalmitis irrorataria (Bremer & Grey, 1853)
Ophthalmitis pertusaria (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Ophthalmitis sinensium (Oberthür, 1913)
References:
- OD: Ophthalmodes herbidaria Guenée, 1858, in Boisduval & Guenée, Hist. nat. Insectes (Spec. gén. Lépid.), 9: 283. Syntypes 1m, 1f, India (central). (BMNH).
- Jiang, N., D. Xue & H. Han. 2011. A review of Ophthalmitis Fletcher, 1979 in China, with descriptions of four new species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Ennominae). Zootaxa 2735: 1-22. Pg. 11-12, Fig. 19-22.
- Hampson, G. F. 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. 255, Fig. 3375.
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Anonymous. 2021. Ophthalmitis herbidaria (Guenée, [1858]). In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 2.61. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/356710/Ophthalmitis-herbidaria
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