Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Erebidae > Boletobiinae > Phytometrini > Rhesala
Rhesala spp.
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- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- Similiar species
- References
Rhesala spp.
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Rhesala spp.: Senegalia polyacantha, Albizia lebbeck, Albizia procera, Albizia saman, Albizia odoratissima, Albizia chinensis, Tamarindus indica, Falcataria falcata, Vachellia farnesiana (Fabaceae), Coffea spp. (Rubiaceae), Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae) (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:
Rhesala Walker, [1859] species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Rhesala albolunata (Moore, 1882). India: Nilgiris, Cherrapunji, Meghalaya.
Rhesala cervina (Moore, 1882). India: Manipur, Kolkata, West Bengal.
Rhesala imparata Walker, 1858. Sri Lanka; India: Nilgiris, Meghalaya, Manipur, West Bengal (Kolkata).
Rhesala moestalis (Walker, [1866]). Sri Lanka; India.
Rhesala nigriceps (Hampson, 1895). India: Pune, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
References:
Note: A genus that shows polymorphism and the species are best separated by examining genitalia.
Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Erebidae > Boletobiinae > Phytometrini > Rhesala
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Rhesala 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/358444/Rhesala-spp.
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