Lepidoptera > Geometroidea > Geometridae > Geometrinae > Aracimini > Paramaxates
Paramaxates spp.
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- Early stages
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- Status, Habitat and Habits
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Paramaxates spp.
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assam | ||||||||||||
| Meghalaya | ||||||||||||
| All states |
Similiar species:
Paramaxates Warren, 1894 species known from India (Kirti et al 2019).
Paramaxates vagata (Walker, 1861). India; Bangladesh.
Paramaxates posterecta Holloway, 1976. NE Himalaya.
Paramaxates khasiana Warren, 1894. India (Khasi Hills, Meghalaya).
Paramaxates taiwana Yazaki, 1988. India (Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram); Nepal.
Paramaxates polygrapharia (Walker, 1860). India (Sikkim, Khasi Hills, Meghalaya).
Key to Indian Paramaxates Warren, 1894 based on Holloway and Han & Xue, 2011.
Key to Indian Paramaxates Warren, 1894 based on Holloway and Han & Xue, 2011.
Paramaxates khasiana: anal angle of forewing without large anal (brown) patch. Hindwing with terminal band (postmedial) incomplete in the middle.
Paramaxates posterecta: anal angle of forewing with large anal (brown) patch. Anal patch below vein M3. Terminal (postmedial) band on hindwing with lower part below M3 narrower than upper part near costa. (Inner edge of same band is relatively straight, from MOB).
Paramaxates taiwana : anal angle of forewing with large anal (brown) patch. Anal patch above vein M3. Terminal (postmedial) band on hindwing with lower part below M3 of same width as upper part near costa. Forewing with discal spot almost round, and much larger than on hindwing.
Paramaxates vagata : anal angle of forewing with large anal (brown) patch. Anal patch above vein M3. Terminal (postmedial) band on hindwing with lower part below M3 of same width as upper part near costa. Forewing with discal spot bar-like, and similar sized to that on hindwing.
References:
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Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Paramaxates 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/358914/Paramaxates-spp.
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