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Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Erebidae > Arctiinae > Lithosiini > Lithosiina > Brunia

Brunia cucullata (Moore, 1878)

Brunia cucullata

Brunia cucullata
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
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Adult moth observations that have been databased:
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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Similiar species:
Brunia Moore, 1878 species from India.
Brunia gibonica (Černý, 2009). Arunachal Pradesh.
Brunia cucullata (Moore, 1878). Andamans, Assam.
Brunia brevipennis (Walker, 1854). Maybe synonym of antica.  
Brunia antica (Walker, 1854). India, Sri Lanka.
Brunia fumidisca (Hampson, 1894). Sikkim, Meghalaya.
Brunia griseola (Hübner, 1827). Needs confirmation. 
Brunia sarawaka (Butler, 1877). NE Himalaya.
Brunia terminalis (Moore, 1878). Maybe synonym of sarawaca. 
References:
  1. Katha cucullata Moore, 1878; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878: 17; TL: Andamans. Text at https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofgen78zool/page/16/mode/1up?view=theater
  2. Lithosia cucullata Moore, 1878. Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 209. Text at https://archive.org/details/diegrossschmette10seit/page/209/mode/1up?view=theater
  3. Ilema cucullata Hampson, 1900, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 2: 160, pl. 22, f. 11. text at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid2brituoft/page/160/mode/1up?view=theater. Plate at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid13brit/page/n112/mode/2up?view=theater
  4. 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. 84, # 1366 as Lithosia cucullata. 
  5. Bucsek, K. 2017. Contribution to the study of the genus Brunia Moore, 1878 (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini) Entomofauna 38 (8) : 141-176. Pg. 146, Pl. 1/7, 7a. 


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Anonymous. 2021. Brunia cucullata (Moore, 1878). 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/357930/Brunia-cucullata
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