''Gastropacha pardale'', the brown lapped moth, is a
moth of the family
Lasiocampidae. The species was first described by
Francis Walker in 1855.
Distribution
It is found in South Asian countries like
India,
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
, towards Russian Far-east of
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
,
Hong Kong to South East Asian
Indonesia and some parts of the Middle East.
Description
Head and thorax are red brown, with a dark stripe on the vertex. Abdomen pale reddish brown. Pale ochreous-brown forewings are narrow and long with a rounded outer margin. Four indistinct waved dark lines suffused. There is a black speck at end of cell. Hindwings ochreous or red brown with three indistinct waved lines in inner area. A large ochreous patch can be found below the costa. Palpi are slender, very long and black. Antennae pectinate (comb like). Legs possess minute spurs. Sexes dimorphic, where female lack the ochreous patch on the hindwing.
The caterpillar is a voracious leaf eater which feeds on ''
Cinnamomum camphora
''Camphora officinarum'' is a species of evergreen tree that is commonly known under the names camphor tree, camphorwood or camphor laurel.
Description
''Camphora officinarum'' is native to China south of the Yangtze River, Taiwan, southern ...
'', ''
Mangifera'', ''
Erythrina
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'', ''
Albizia'', ''
Camellia'', ''
Crataegus
''Crataegus'' (), commonly called hawthorn, quickthorn, thornapple, Voss, E. G. 1985. ''Michigan Flora: A guide to the identification and occurrence of the native and naturalized seed-plants of the state. Part II: Dicots (Saururaceae–Cornacea ...
'' and ''
Pyracantha'' species. The mature larva is about 7 cm in length. It is dull brown with creamy tufts of hairs at the sides. Its life cycle is about 38–51 days and usually ranges from September to October.
Subspecies
Nine subspecies are recognized.
* ''Gastropacha pardale andamana''
Tams, 1935
* ''Gastropacha pardale formosana''
Tams, 1935
* ''Gastropacha pardale koniensis''
Tams, 1935
* ''Gastropacha pardale leopoldi''
Tams, 1935
* ''Gastropacha pardale nandina''
Moore, 1859
* ''Gastropacha pardale pardale''
Tams, 1935
* ''Gastropacha pardale philippinensis''
Tams, 1935
* ''Gastropacha pardale sinensis''
Tams, 1935
* ''Gastropacha pardale swanni''
Tams, 1935
References
Moths of Asia
Moths described in 1855
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