Lepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Brahmaeidae > Brahmaea
Brahmaea hearseyi White, 1862 – Pale Brahmid Moth
- Images
- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- Similiar species
- References
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 |
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Arunachal Pradesh | ||||||||||||
Meghalaya | ||||||||||||
Samdrup Jongkhar Dzongkhag | ||||||||||||
Uttarakhand | ||||||||||||
All states |
Similiar species:
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Forewing apexA. White lines within pale apical patch:In B. wallachii these lines appear as rather discontinous chevrons.In B. hearseyi these lines appear more continous and straight with sharp spikes like an electrocardiogram. B. Black line at base of pale apical patch:In B. wallachii this line convex and wavy.In B. hearseyi this line concave and smooth inside. |
References:
Note in the corrigenda of Moths of Nepal the plate is incorrect and should say fg.1 hearseyi, fg.2 wallichi
- Moths of Nepal. Pl.25, fg.1
Note in the corrigenda of Moths of Nepal the plate is incorrect and should say fg.1 hearseyi, fg.2 wallichi
Lepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Brahmaeidae > Brahmaea
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Brahmaea hearseyi White, 1862 – Pale Brahmid Moth. 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/7667/Brahmaea-hearseyi