Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Erebidae > Lymantriinae > Lymantriini > Lymantria
Lymantria lepcha (Moore, 1879)
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- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- Similiar species
- References
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Lymantria lepcha (Moore, 1879): Shorea robusta (Dipterocarpaceae), Sonneratia caseolaris, Sonneratia alba (Lythraceae), 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:
List of Lymantria Hübner, [1819] species in India based on Schintlmeister, 2004 and Pogue, 2007
South and West India and Sri Lanka.
Lymantria detersa Walker, 1865. S. & W. India.
Lymantria fuliginosa Moore, 1883. W. & S. India, Sri Lanka.
Lymantria todara Moore, 1879. S. India, Sri Lanka. Sister species of L. similis.
Lymantria grandis Walker, 1855. S India, Sri Lanka
Lymantria ampla (Walker, 1855). S. India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka.
Lymantria aryama Moore, 1859. S. India, Nepal.
Lymantria subrosea subrosea Swinhoe, 1903. Tamil Nadu, Kerala.
Lymantria nussi Schintlmeister, 2004. S. India.
Lymantria kanara Collenette, 1951. S. India.
NW Himalaya & Nepal
Lymantria incerta Walker, 1855. NW India.
Lymantria obfuscata Walker, 1865. NW India.
Lymantria moesta Swinhoe, 1903 NW India, Nepal.
Lymantra serva Fabricius, 1793. NW. India, Nepal.
Lymantria sobrina sobrina Moore, 1879. NW India.
Lymantria maxfischeri Schintlmeister, 2004. Nepal.
Lymantria liedgensi Schintlmeister, 2004. Uttarakhand.
Lymantria schnitzleri Schintlmeister, 2004. Nepal.
Lymantria semicincta (Walker, 1855). NW. Himalaya.
E. Himalaya
Lymantria obsoleta obsoleta Walker, 1855. NE India.
Lymantria similis Moore, 1879. Bhutan, NE India.
Lymantria bivittata bivittata Moore, 1879. C. & E. Himalaya, NE India, Andamans.
Lymantria brotea lepcha Moore, 1879. E. Himalaya.
Lymantria iris Strand, 1911, formerly ssp of obsoleta. NE India (Meghalaya)
Lymantria grisea grisea Moore, 1879. NE India.
Lymantria subrosea singapura Schintlmeister, 2004. NE India.
Himalaya
Lymantria marginata Walker, 1855. Himalaya, NE India, Bangladesh.
Lymantria concolor concolor Walker, 1855. N. India, Bangladesh.
Lymantria mathura Moore, 1866. Himalaya, NE India.
Lymantria albolunulata Moore, 1879. Himalaya.
Lymantria costalis Walker, 1865. Sri Lanka, “India”.
Andamans only
Lymantria grigorievi Schintlmeister, 2004. Andamans.
Lymantria brotea rudloffi Schintlmeister, 2004. Andamans.
Lymantria swetlanae Schintlmeister, 2004. Andamans.
Lymantria siniaevi Schintlmeister, 2004. Andamans.
Lymantria sublunata thomasi Schintlmeister, 2004. Sikkim, Andamans.
South and West India and Sri Lanka.
Lymantria detersa Walker, 1865. S. & W. India.
Lymantria fuliginosa Moore, 1883. W. & S. India, Sri Lanka.
Lymantria todara Moore, 1879. S. India, Sri Lanka. Sister species of L. similis.
Lymantria grandis Walker, 1855. S India, Sri Lanka
Lymantria ampla (Walker, 1855). S. India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka.
Lymantria aryama Moore, 1859. S. India, Nepal.
Lymantria subrosea subrosea Swinhoe, 1903. Tamil Nadu, Kerala.
Lymantria nussi Schintlmeister, 2004. S. India.
Lymantria kanara Collenette, 1951. S. India.
NW Himalaya & Nepal
Lymantria incerta Walker, 1855. NW India.
Lymantria obfuscata Walker, 1865. NW India.
Lymantria moesta Swinhoe, 1903 NW India, Nepal.
Lymantra serva Fabricius, 1793. NW. India, Nepal.
Lymantria sobrina sobrina Moore, 1879. NW India.
Lymantria maxfischeri Schintlmeister, 2004. Nepal.
Lymantria liedgensi Schintlmeister, 2004. Uttarakhand.
Lymantria schnitzleri Schintlmeister, 2004. Nepal.
Lymantria semicincta (Walker, 1855). NW. Himalaya.
E. Himalaya
Lymantria obsoleta obsoleta Walker, 1855. NE India.
Lymantria similis Moore, 1879. Bhutan, NE India.
Lymantria bivittata bivittata Moore, 1879. C. & E. Himalaya, NE India, Andamans.
Lymantria brotea lepcha Moore, 1879. E. Himalaya.
Lymantria iris Strand, 1911, formerly ssp of obsoleta. NE India (Meghalaya)
Lymantria grisea grisea Moore, 1879. NE India.
Lymantria subrosea singapura Schintlmeister, 2004. NE India.
Himalaya
Lymantria marginata Walker, 1855. Himalaya, NE India, Bangladesh.
Lymantria concolor concolor Walker, 1855. N. India, Bangladesh.
Lymantria mathura Moore, 1866. Himalaya, NE India.
Lymantria albolunulata Moore, 1879. Himalaya.
Lymantria costalis Walker, 1865. Sri Lanka, “India”.
Andamans only
Lymantria grigorievi Schintlmeister, 2004. Andamans.
Lymantria brotea rudloffi Schintlmeister, 2004. Andamans.
Lymantria swetlanae Schintlmeister, 2004. Andamans.
Lymantria siniaevi Schintlmeister, 2004. Andamans.
Lymantria sublunata thomasi Schintlmeister, 2004. Sikkim, Andamans.
References:
- OD: Porthetria lepcha Moore, 1879; Descr. Indian lep. Atkinson (1): 54; TL: Sikkim (Male ). Text at http://archive.org/stream/descriptionsofne00hewi#page/54/mode/1up. [accessed 21 April 2021]
- Barhona carneola Moore, 1879; Descr. Indian lep. Atkinson (1): 56 (Female ). Text at http://archive.org/stream/descriptionsofne00hewi#page/56/mode/1up [accessed 21 April 2021]
- 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 465.
- Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1995. Moths of Nepal. Part 4. TINEA. Vol. 14 (Supplement 2). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo. Pl 106/11.
- Schintlmeister, A. 2004. The Taxonomy of the genus Lymantria HÜBNER [1819] (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae). 1- 248. Quadrifina 7. Pg. 36. Fig. 12, 138-140; 144, 244.
- http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-5/lymantriini/lymantriini_1_2.php [accessed 21 April 2021]
- http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Digital_Moths_of_Asia/90_NOCTUOIDEA/02_EREBIDAE/01_LYMANTRIINAE/01_Lymantria/Lymantria%20lepcha/Lymantria%20lepcha.htm [accessed 21 April 2021]
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Anonymous. 2022. Lymantria lepcha (Moore, 1879) . 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/357643/Lymantria-lepcha