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Brahmaea hearseyi White, 1862 – Pale Brahmid Moth

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Brahmaea hearseyi – Pale Brahmid Moth

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
Arunachal Pradesh
Meghalaya
Samdrup Jongkhar Dzongkhag
Uttarakhand
All states

Similiar species:

Forewing apex

A. 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:

Hampson, G. 1892. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 1. Taylor & Francis, London. Pp. xxiii + 527. Saturniidae to Hypsidae pg.31 #33
Haruta, T. (Ed.). 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

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Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2021. Brahmaea hearseyi White, 1862 – Pale Brahmid Moth. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 2.61. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/7667/Brahmaea-hearseyi

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