Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Erebidae > Erebinae > Erebinae incertae sedis > Ischyja
Ischyja spp.
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Ischyja spp.
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Ischyja spp.: Aglaia lawii (Meliaceae), Cupaniopsis anacardioides (Sapindaceae), Dalbergia monetaria, Xylia xylocarpa (Fabaceae), Terminalia paniculata (Combretaceae) (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:
Ischyja Hübner, [1823] species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Ischyja marapok Holloway, 2005. Indian subregion, Andaman Is.; Borneo (TL).
Ischyja hemiphaea (Hampson, 1926) (Potamophora). India, Andaman Is.; Singapore (TL).
Ischyja manlia Cramer, [1776] (Phalaena (Noctua)). TL: “Coromandel”, Tamil Nadu. Indian subregion; Myanmar.
Ischyja ferrifracta (Walker, [1863]) (Potamophora). TL: Borneo.
Ischyja inferna Swinhoe, 1902. India; Sri Lanka; Borneo (TL).
Ischyja hagenii (Snellen, 1885). India: Mizoram; Indonesia (TL: Sumatra).
This species displays sexual dimorphism.
This species displays sexual dimorphism.
Ischyja Hübner, [1823] males identification summary, drawn up by SS. Many individuals are best separated by genitalia.
Ischyja inferna: Oblique shape of reniform and shape of loop mark near dorsum.
Ischyja ferrifracta: Pale wedge at forewing apex in both sexes.
Ischyja hagenii: geometrically marked greyish forewings. Can be confused with extralimital species Ischyja anna.
Ischyja manlia: pale marginal outer half of forewing; pale stigmata with dark edging (marapok has stigmata with pale egding) ; no purplish tint other than longitudinal streak, which is bordered inwards by a dark longitudinal streak. UNF: blue postmedial fascia which is broader posteriorly.
Ischyja hemiphaea: Dark basal half; pale marginal half, with dark zig-zag line from apex. Three black dentate marks beyond cell area. Reniform kidney-shaped (with possible black marks in the reniform).
Ischyja marapok: strong purplish tint to forewing, the stigmata are contained in a black longitudinal zone in the cell, stigmata with pale edging. Reniform kidney shaped. There is a dumbell-shaped black streak more centrally that contains whitish marks antemedially and postmedially indicating the position of the medial loop from the dorsum.
References:
Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Erebidae > Erebinae > Erebinae incertae sedis > Ischyja
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Ischyja 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/358500/Ischyja-spp.
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