Lepidoptera > Zygaenoidea > Limacodidae > Limacodinae > Cheromettia
Cheromettia apicata (Moore, 1879)
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Cheromettia apicata
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Cheromettia apicata (Moore, 1879): Vernicia fordii (Euphorbiaceae), Butea monosperma, Derris elliptica, Gliricidia sepium (Fabaceae), Camellia sinensis (Theaceae), Ceiba pentandra, Theobroma cacao? (Malvaceae), Cocos nucifera (Arecaceae), Coffea spp. (Rubiaceae), Juglans regia (Juglandaceae), Malus domestica, Pyrus communis (Rosaceae), Schleichera oleosa (Sapindaceae), Toona ciliata (Meliaceae), Vernicia fordii (Euphorbiaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010), Terminalia bellirica (Combretaceae), Litchi chinensis (Sapindaceae) (Smetacek et al. 2011)
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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| Arunachal Pradesh | ||||||||||||
| Assam | ||||||||||||
| Chhattisgarh | ||||||||||||
| Jharkhand | ||||||||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | ||||||||||||
| Maharashtra | ||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | ||||||||||||
| All states |
Similiar species:
Cheromettia laleana (Moore, 1859). Considered a synonym of apicata by Lepindex and Solovyev (2009), but this needs to be investigated.
Cheromettia Moore, 1883 species known from India
Cheromettia apicata (Moore, 1879)
Cheromettia ferruginea (Moore, 1877)
Cheromettia lohor (Moore, 1859)
Cheromettia laleana (Moore, 1859). Considered a synonym of apicata by Lepindex and Solovyev (2009), but this needs to be investigated.
References:
- Belippa apicata Moore, 1879. Lep. Atkinson. 75. TL: Darjeeling. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/26805#page/93/mode/1up.
- Dudgeon, G. C. (1900-1901). A catalogue of the Heterocera of Sikhim and Bhutan Journal of Bombay Natural History Society 13:258-269. Text at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30168727#page/348/mode/1up. Descriptions of laleana, apicata & lohor in above paper.
- Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1993. Moths of Nepal. Part 2. TINEA. Vol. 13 (Supplement 3). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo.Pl. 39/1/2 for male and female.
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/510180-Cheromettia-apicata
Lepidoptera > Zygaenoidea > Limacodidae > Limacodinae > Cheromettia
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Cheromettia apicata (Moore, 1879). 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/358034/Cheromettia-apicata
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