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Euproctis lunata Walker, 1855
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Euproctis lunata
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Euproctis lunata Walker, 1855: Vachellia nilotica (Fabaceae), Anacardium occidentale, Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae), Anacardiaceae, Cynodon dactylon, Sorghum halepense, Zea mays (Poaceae), Carissa carandas (Apocynaceae), Cinnamomum camphora (Lauraceae), Erythrina fusca, Erythrina variegata, Medicago sativa, Sesbania grandiflora, Vigna unguiculata (Fabaceae), Gossypium (Malvaceae), Morinda citrifolia (Rubiaceae), Morus (Moraceae), Ricinus communis (Euphorbiaceae), Rosa (Rosaceae), Tamarix gallica (Tamaricaceae)?, Terminalia elliptica (Combretaceae), Ziziphus mauritiana, Ziziphus jujuba (Rhamnaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010)
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult moth observations that have been databased:
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Similiar species:
Euproctis Hübner, [1819] species from the Indian subcontinent (provisional).
Euproctis virguncula Walker, 1855. Punjab.
Euproctis xanthorrhoea (Kollar, 1848). Himalayas.
Euproctis albescens Swinhoe, 1903. Sikkim; Bhutan.
Euproctis albodentata (Moore, 1879). NW Himalaya; Myanmar.
Euproctis albopunctata Hampson, [1893]. Sikkim.
Euproctis antiphates Hampson, [1893]. Khasi Hills, Meghalaya; Nepal.
Euproctis bifascia Hampson, 1891. Nilgiris.
Euproctis bimaculata Walker, 1855. S. India, Sri Lanka.
Euproctis bipartita (Moore, 1879). Darjeeling, West Bengal; Nepal.
Euproctis brevivitta (Moore, 1879). West Bengal.
Euproctis catapasta Collenette, 1951. Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Euproctis cervina (Moore, 1877). Kashmir, West Bengal; Sri Lanka.
Euproctis citrina (Moore, 1877). Sri Lanka.
Euproctis discinota Moore, 1877. Andaman Is.
Euproctis dispersa (Moore, 1879). Sikkim.
Euproctis divisa Walker, 1855. N. India.
Euproctis endoplagia Hampson, 1897. Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Euproctis erecta (Moore, 1879). S. India.
Euproctis euproctiformis (Strand, 1915).Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Euproctis flava (Fabricius, 1775). N. India.
Euproctis flavicosta Hampson, 1900. Sikkim.
Euproctis fraterna (Moore, [1883]). Sri Lanka.
Euproctis fulvinigra Hampson, 1905. Sikkim.
Euproctis fulvipuncta Hampson, [1893]. Sri Lanka.
Euproctis hagna Collenette, 1938.Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Euproctis hampsoni Swinhoe, 1903. Nilgiris.
Euproctis howra (Moore, 1879). Andaman Is, S. India.
Euproctis illanta Swinhoe, 1891. Maharashtra.
Euproctis inconcisa (Walker, 1865).Darjeeling, West Bengal; Nepal.
Euproctis khasi Collenette, 1938. Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Euproctis laniata Hampson, 1904. Palni Hils, Tamil Nadu.
Euproctis latifascia Walker, 1855. Himachal Pradesh; Nepal; Bhutan.
Euproctis lativitta (Moore, 1879). E. Himalayas.
Euproctis leithiana (Moore, 1879). Bombay, Canara.
Euproctis lunata Walker, 1855. N. India.
Euproctis luteifascia (Hampson, 1891). Nilgiris.
Euproctis mackwoodi Collenette, 1938. Sri Lanka.
Euproctis macrostigma Hampson, 1905. Karwar, Goa.
Euproctis madana Moore, 1859. West Bengal; Nepal.
Euproctis magna (Swinhoe, 1891). Khasi Hills, Meghalaya; Nepal.
Euproctis malaisei Collenette, 1960. Myanmar.
Euproctis mirabilis Swinhoe, 1903. Andaman Is.
Euproctis negrita Hampson, [1893]. Sikkim.
Euproctis oreosaura (Swinhoe, 1894). Meghalaya.
Euproctis pelona (Swinhoe, 1891). Meghalaya.
Euproctis percnogaster Collenette, 1938
Euproctis postica Walker, 1865. India; Nepal.
Euproctis rana Moore, [1866]. Bangladesh.
Euproctis sagroides (Hampson, 1891). Nilgiris.
Euproctis semisignata (Walker, 1865). S. India.
Euproctis semivitta Moore, 1879. Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Euproctis stenosacca Collenette, 1951. Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Euproctis stigmatifera (Hampson, 1896). Bhutan.
Euproctis staudingeri (Leech, [1889]). Arunachal Pradesh. Now Nygmia staudingeri.
Euproctis subfasciata (Walker, 1865). Sikkim, Assam.
Euproctis subfuscula (Hampson, 1891). Nilgiris.
Euproctis sulphurescens (Moore, 1888). Sikkim.
Euproctis unimacula (Moore, 1879). Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Euproctis varia Walker, 1855. E Himalaya.
Euproctis varians (Walker, 1855). India; Nepal.
Euproctis venosa (Moore, 1879). Sikkim.
Euproctis virgo Swinhoe, 1903. Myanmar.
Euproctis xanthoceps Hampson, 1910. Sri Lanka.
Euproctis xanthosticta Hampson, 1905. Karwar, Goa.
Euproctis virguncula Walker, 1855. Punjab.
Euproctis xanthorrhoea (Kollar, 1848). Himalayas.
Euproctis albescens Swinhoe, 1903. Sikkim; Bhutan.
Euproctis albodentata (Moore, 1879). NW Himalaya; Myanmar.
Euproctis albopunctata Hampson, [1893]. Sikkim.
Euproctis antiphates Hampson, [1893]. Khasi Hills, Meghalaya; Nepal.
Euproctis bifascia Hampson, 1891. Nilgiris.
Euproctis bimaculata Walker, 1855. S. India, Sri Lanka.
Euproctis bipartita (Moore, 1879). Darjeeling, West Bengal; Nepal.
Euproctis brevivitta (Moore, 1879). West Bengal.
Euproctis catapasta Collenette, 1951. Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Euproctis cervina (Moore, 1877). Kashmir, West Bengal; Sri Lanka.
Euproctis citrina (Moore, 1877). Sri Lanka.
Euproctis discinota Moore, 1877. Andaman Is.
Euproctis dispersa (Moore, 1879). Sikkim.
Euproctis divisa Walker, 1855. N. India.
Euproctis endoplagia Hampson, 1897. Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Euproctis erecta (Moore, 1879). S. India.
Euproctis euproctiformis (Strand, 1915).Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Euproctis flava (Fabricius, 1775). N. India.
Euproctis flavicosta Hampson, 1900. Sikkim.
Euproctis fraterna (Moore, [1883]). Sri Lanka.
Euproctis fulvinigra Hampson, 1905. Sikkim.
Euproctis fulvipuncta Hampson, [1893]. Sri Lanka.
Euproctis hagna Collenette, 1938.Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Euproctis hampsoni Swinhoe, 1903. Nilgiris.
Euproctis howra (Moore, 1879). Andaman Is, S. India.
Euproctis illanta Swinhoe, 1891. Maharashtra.
Euproctis inconcisa (Walker, 1865).Darjeeling, West Bengal; Nepal.
Euproctis khasi Collenette, 1938. Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Euproctis laniata Hampson, 1904. Palni Hils, Tamil Nadu.
Euproctis latifascia Walker, 1855. Himachal Pradesh; Nepal; Bhutan.
Euproctis lativitta (Moore, 1879). E. Himalayas.
Euproctis leithiana (Moore, 1879). Bombay, Canara.
Euproctis lunata Walker, 1855. N. India.
Euproctis luteifascia (Hampson, 1891). Nilgiris.
Euproctis mackwoodi Collenette, 1938. Sri Lanka.
Euproctis macrostigma Hampson, 1905. Karwar, Goa.
Euproctis madana Moore, 1859. West Bengal; Nepal.
Euproctis magna (Swinhoe, 1891). Khasi Hills, Meghalaya; Nepal.
Euproctis malaisei Collenette, 1960. Myanmar.
Euproctis mirabilis Swinhoe, 1903. Andaman Is.
Euproctis negrita Hampson, [1893]. Sikkim.
Euproctis oreosaura (Swinhoe, 1894). Meghalaya.
Euproctis pelona (Swinhoe, 1891). Meghalaya.
Euproctis percnogaster Collenette, 1938
Euproctis postica Walker, 1865. India; Nepal.
Euproctis rana Moore, [1866]. Bangladesh.
Euproctis sagroides (Hampson, 1891). Nilgiris.
Euproctis semisignata (Walker, 1865). S. India.
Euproctis semivitta Moore, 1879. Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Euproctis stenosacca Collenette, 1951. Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Euproctis stigmatifera (Hampson, 1896). Bhutan.
Euproctis staudingeri (Leech, [1889]). Arunachal Pradesh. Now Nygmia staudingeri.
Euproctis subfasciata (Walker, 1865). Sikkim, Assam.
Euproctis subfuscula (Hampson, 1891). Nilgiris.
Euproctis sulphurescens (Moore, 1888). Sikkim.
Euproctis unimacula (Moore, 1879). Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Euproctis varia Walker, 1855. E Himalaya.
Euproctis varians (Walker, 1855). India; Nepal.
Euproctis venosa (Moore, 1879). Sikkim.
Euproctis virgo Swinhoe, 1903. Myanmar.
Euproctis xanthoceps Hampson, 1910. Sri Lanka.
Euproctis xanthosticta Hampson, 1905. Karwar, Goa.
References:
- Euproctis lunata Walker, 1855. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 4: 837; TL: N.India. Text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso46brit/page/837/mode/1up?view=theater
- Euproctis lunata Walker, 1855. Butler, 1881, Ill. Het. 5, pg. 50, pl. 139/9.
- Nygmia lunata Swinhoe, 1922, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 10 (58): 482. Text at https://archive.org/details/ser9annalsmagazi10londuoft/page/482/mode/1up?view=theater
- 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. 472, # 1059.
- Sondhi, Y. & S. Sondhi. 2016. A partial checklist of moths (Lepidoptera) of Dehradun, Mussoorie and Devalsari in Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 8(5): 8756–8776; http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.2814.8.5.8756-8776. [accessed 27 July 2021] Image 174.
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Anonymous. 2022. Euproctis lunata Walker, 1855. 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/357919/Euproctis-lunata
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