Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Erebidae > Erebinae > Erebinae incertae sedis > Sphingomorpha
Sphingomorpha chlorea (Cramer, 1777)
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- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- Similiar species
- References
Sphingomorpha chlorea
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Sphingomorpha chlorea (Cramer, 1777): Vachellia tortilis, Vachellia karroo, Pisum sativum (Fabaceae), Azanza, Thespesia spp. (Malvaceae), Citrus spp. (Rutaceae), Malus domestica (Rosaceae) (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | ||||||||||||
| Chhattisgarh | ||||||||||||
| Karnataka | ||||||||||||
| Kerala | ||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | ||||||||||||
| All states |
Similiar species:
References:
- OD: Noctua chlorea Cramer P. 1777. De uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie waereld-deelen Asia, Africa en America, by een verzameld en beschreeven door den heer Pieter Cramer (etc.). 2(9–16):1-152, pls 97–192.
- Hampson, G. F. 1894. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 2, Taylor & Francis, London. Arctiidae, Agrostidae, Noctuidae 609 p - 325 figs.Pg. 490, # 2477, Fig. 276.
- Gupta, A. & P. Smetacek (2011). A new larval host record for Sphingomorpha chlorea (Cramer) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from Karnataka, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa. 3(2): 1553-1554.
- https://www.africanmoths.com/pages/EREBIDAE/EREBINAE/sphingomorpha%20chlorea.html
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/338594-Sphingomorpha-chlorea
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphingomorpha_chlorea
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Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Sphingomorpha chlorea (Cramer, 1777). 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/357010/Sphingomorpha-chlorea
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