Lepidoptera > Geometroidea > Geometridae > Ennominae > Cassymini > Zamarada
Zamarada spp.
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- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- Similiar species
- References
Zamarada spp.
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Zamarada spp. : Cassia fistula (Fabaceae), Hypericum spp. (Hypericaceae), Theobroma cacao (Malvaceae) (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:
Zamarada Moore, [1887] species known from India.
Zamarada baliata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875). Himalaya; Sri Lanka.
Zamarada dilata Walia & Sharanpreet, 2014. Himachal Pradesh.
Zamarada eogenaria cosmiaria Swinhoe, 1893. Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, Nagaland; Myanmar.
Zamarada excisa Hampson, 1891. Nilgiris.
Zamarada gudalurensis Kirti & Saxena 2019. Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
Zamarada imphalensis Walia & Sharanpreet, 2014. Imphal, Manipur.
Zamarada pseudobaliata Sood, 2009. Punjab.
Zamarada scriptifasciata (Walker, [1863]). Sikkim.
Zamarada symmetra Fletcher, 1874. Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Zamarada valvata Kirti & Saxena, 2019. Mizoram.
Zamarada baliata, Zamarada scriptifasciata and Zamarada valvata are similar species; best separated by genitalia.
Zamarada pseudobaliata and Zamarada gudalurensis are similar species; best separated by genitalia.
References:
- Fletcher, D. S. 1974. A revision of the Old World genus Zamarada (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology. Supplement 22: 1-498.
- Kirti, J. S., K. Chandra, A. Saxena & N. Singh. 2019. Geometrid Moths of India. 296 pp. Nature Books of India, New Delhi.
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Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Zamarada spp. . 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/358000/Zamarada-spp.
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