Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Erebidae > Arctiinae > Lithosiini > Lithosiina > Macohasa
Macohasa orientalis (Hampson, 1905)
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Macohasa orientalis
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karnataka | ||||||||||||
| Meghalaya | ||||||||||||
| West Bengal | ||||||||||||
| All states |
Similiar species:
Macotasa Moore, 1878 species known from India.
Macotasa nubecula (Moore, 1879)
Macotasa tortricoides (Walker, 1862)
Macohasa orientalis (Hampson, 1905)
The above three species display sexual dimorphism, and examining genitalia is required to ascertain species identities with certainty.
Macotasa nubecula (Moore, 1879)
Macotasa tortricoides (Walker, 1862)
Macohasa orientalis (Hampson, 1905)
The above three species display sexual dimorphism, and examining genitalia is required to ascertain species identities with certainty.
References:
- Phaeosia orientalis Hampson, 1905. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 15 (89): 433; TL: Borneo, Kuching. Text at https://archive.org/details/s7annalsmagazine15londuoft/page/433/mode/1up?view=theater
- Ilema pentaspila Hampson, 1907. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 19 (111): 231; TL: Singapore. Text at https://archive.org/details/ser7annalsmagazi19londuoft/page/231/mode/1up?view=theater
- Ilema pentaspila Hampson, 1914. Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 494, pl. 27, f. 5. Text at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid01brit/page/494/mode/1up?view=theater. Plate at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid12brit/page/n122/mode/2up?view=theater
- Singh, N., Singh, J. and Joshi, R., 2013. First report of Macotasa tortricoides (Walker)(Arctiidae: Lithosiinae) from India along with a key to species of the genus. Journal of Entomological Research, 37(4), pp.369-373.
- Dubatolov, V.V., Volynkin, A.V. and Kishida, Y., 2018. Review of the Prabhasa Moore, 1878 genus-group (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae). Zootaxa, 4407(3), pp.383-400.
- Kirti, J.S. & N. Singh. 2015. Arctiid Moths of India. Vol. 1, pp 1-205. Nature Books of India, New Delhi. Pg 111 as Macotasa orientalis.
- http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Digital_Moths_of_Asia/90_NOCTUOIDEA/02_EREBIDAE/02_ARCTIINAE/04_Lithosiinae/13_Macotasa/Macotasa%20orientalis/Macotasa%20orientalis.htm [accessed 20 July 2021]
- https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-7/lithosiini/lithosiini_7_4.php
- http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=508751 [accessed 20 July 2021]
Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Erebidae > Arctiinae > Lithosiini > Lithosiina > Macohasa
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2021. Macohasa orientalis (Hampson, 1905). 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/357891/Macohasa-orientalis
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