Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Erebidae > Erebinae > Pericymini > Pericyma
Pericyma spp.
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- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- Similiar species
- References
Pericyma spp.
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Pericyma spp.: Albizia amara, Delonix regia, Sesbania bispinosa, Sesbania sesban , Acacia catechu, Acacia lenticularis, Acacia polyacantha (Fabaceae), Coffea spp. (Rubiaceae) (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:
Pericyma Herrich-Schäffer, [1851] species from India. Most of the species display polymorphism.
Pericyma albidens (Walker, 1865) (Moepa). S. India.
Pericyma cruegeri (Butler, 1886) (Homoptera). India.
Pericyma detersa (Walker, 1865) (Homoptera). N India.
Pericyma glaucinans (Guenée, 1852) (Alamis). India, Bangladesh.
Pericyma umbrina (Guenée, 1852) (Alamis). India.
References:
Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Erebidae > Erebinae > Pericymini > Pericyma
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Pericyma 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/358504/Pericyma-spp.
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