Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Erebidae > Erebinae > Hulodini > Speiredonia
Speiredonia obscura (Cramer, [1780])
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- Early stages
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- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- Similiar species
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Speiredonia obscura
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerala | ||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | ||||||||||||
| All states |
Similiar species:
Numerous similar species of Speiredonia; best separated by male genitalia.
References:
- Phalaena Noctua obscura Cramer, 1780. Uitlandsche Kapellen, 3: 146.
- Phalaena Noctua zamis Stoll, 1790, Uitlandsche Kapellen, 5: 262.
- Ommatophora albifascia Walker, 1865, List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus., 33: 947. TL: Sri Lanka. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120100#page/249/mode/1up
- MOT Vol. 3, Part 2, Pl. 16/11 (erroneously mentioned as Pl. 16/10).
- Zilli, A., J. D. Holloway & W. Hogenes, 2005.. An overview of the genus Speiredonia with description of seven new species (Insecta, Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Aldrovandia 1:17-36.
- https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/hulodini/hulodini_3_1.php
Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Erebidae > Erebinae > Hulodini > Speiredonia
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Speiredonia obscura (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/356838/Speiredonia-obscura
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