Lepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Eupterotidae > Eupterotinae > Eupterotini > Ganisa
Ganisa spp.
Ganisa plana Walker, 1855 and Ganisa postica Walker, 1855 are best separated by comparing male genitalia and molecular phylogeny.
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- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- Similiar species
- References
Ganisa spp.
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Ganisa spp.: Jasminum arborescens, Jasminum coarctatum (Oleaceae) (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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| West Bengal | ||||||||||||
| All states |
Similiar species:
Ganisa Walker, 1855 species known from India
Ganisa plana Walker, 1855
Ganisa postica Walker, 1855
Ganisa similis Moore, 1884
References:
Nässig, W. A., Ignatyev, N. N & T. J. Witt (2009). Two new species of the genus Ganisa Walker, 1855 from Sulawesi and Flores, Indonesia (Lepidoptera: Eupterotidae). Entomofauna. Band 30, Heft 26: 453-464.
Note on species group: Ganisa postica Walker, 1855 and Ganisa plana Walker, 1855 are both valid taxon (included as separate species in the Global Bombycoidea checklist, 2018). This species group is very variable and doubtfully separated through photographs. They are difficult to separate without examining genitalia and comparing molecular phylogeny. Barlow (1982) states that postica is largely found is S. India and Sri Lanka, while plana is found in N. India, including the Himalayas. The member of this genus from India, Ganisa similis, is found in NE India, has an oblique dark diffused band on forewing, and is its forewings are generally more falcate (even more falcate in female) than postica and plana.
- Ganisa postica Walker, 1855. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 5: 1190; TL: Sri Lanka. Text at https://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso46brit#page/1190/mode/1up
- https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=379245 for postica
- Ganisa plana Walker, 1855. List Specimens. lepid. Insects Colln. Br. Mus., 5: 1191. Text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso46brit/page/1191/mode/1up?view=theater
- https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=139818 for plana
- https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-3/eupterotidae/eupterotidae_2_1.php
Nässig, W. A., Ignatyev, N. N & T. J. Witt (2009). Two new species of the genus Ganisa Walker, 1855 from Sulawesi and Flores, Indonesia (Lepidoptera: Eupterotidae). Entomofauna. Band 30, Heft 26: 453-464.
Note on species group: Ganisa postica Walker, 1855 and Ganisa plana Walker, 1855 are both valid taxon (included as separate species in the Global Bombycoidea checklist, 2018). This species group is very variable and doubtfully separated through photographs. They are difficult to separate without examining genitalia and comparing molecular phylogeny. Barlow (1982) states that postica is largely found is S. India and Sri Lanka, while plana is found in N. India, including the Himalayas. The member of this genus from India, Ganisa similis, is found in NE India, has an oblique dark diffused band on forewing, and is its forewings are generally more falcate (even more falcate in female) than postica and plana.
Lepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Eupterotidae > Eupterotinae > Eupterotini > Ganisa
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Ganisa 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/358001/Ganisa-spp.
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