Garaeus apicata (Moore, [1868]) -

Taxonomic Information

Garaeus Moore, [1868] species known from India based on Kirti et al. (2019).
Garaeus absona (Swinhoe, 1890). India: Sikkim.
Garaeus albipuncta (Warren, 1896). India: Sikkim, Meghalaya (Khasi Hills), West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh. 
Garaeus albipunctatus Hampson, 1895. India: Himachal Pradesh (Dharamsala).
Garaeus apicata (Moore, 1868). India: Bengal.
Garaeus argillacea (Butler, 1889). India: Himachal Pradesh (Kangra district, Dharmsala).
Garaeus colorata (Warren, 1893). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills), Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh.
Garaeus cruentatus Butler, 1880. India: NE Himalaya.
Garaeus flavipicta Hampson, 1912. India: Assam (Dibrugarh).
Garaeus fulvata (Warren, 1898). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Garaeus muscorarius Hampson, 1895. India: Sikkim.
Garaeus specularis Moore 1868. India: West Bengal ( Darjeeling).
Garaeus signata Butler, 1896. India: Himachal Pradesh (Kulu).

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh11
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh1
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim1
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand11
West Bengal1
Total211111
  1. OD: Garaeus apicata Moore, [1868]. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1867: 617 at http://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofzoo1867zool#page/617/mode/1up [accessed 16 April 2018].
  2. Hampson, G. F. 1895. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. MothsVol.3. Taylor & Francis, London. Noctuidae (cont.) to Geometridae 546 p - 226 figs. Pg 235, # 3324 as Garaeus apicatus.
  3. Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1992. Moths of Nepal. Part 1. TINEA. Vol. 13 (Supplement 2). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo. Pl. 11/18. 
  4. http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=142077 [accessed 16 April 2018].

 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Garaeus apicata (Moore, [1868]) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.73. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://moths.ncbs.res.in/garaeus-apicata, accessed 2024/04/20.