Salassa spp. Moore, 1859 -

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Salassa spp.: Prunus spp. (Rosaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).

Sondhi, S. Karmakar, T., Sondhi, Y. & K. Kunte. 2021. Moths of Tale Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India with seventeen additions to the moth fauna of India (Lepidoptera: Heterocera). Tropical Lepidoptera Research 31(Supplement 2): 1-53. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5062572.

Notes: The genus Salassa Moore, 1859 has numerous members from the Himalayan region. Salassa aeos Witt & Pugayev, 2007 (W. Nepal); S. belinda Witt & Pugayev, 2007 (E. Nepal, Bhutan); S. bhutanensis Brechlin, 2009 (Bhutan); S. lola (Westwood, 1847) (Nepal, Sikkim, West Bengal); S. mizorama Naumann & Lalhmingliani 2019; S. meisteri Brechlin, 2010 (Bhutan). The species identities of specimens from Arunachal Pradesh have not been confirmed. These could be S. belinda, S. lola or S. meisteri or a new species. Dissection of male genitalia and/or molecular phylogeny are needed to confirm species identity (Sondhi et al. 2021).

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Anonymous 2024. Salassa spp. Moore, 1859 – . 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/salassa-spp, accessed 2024/04/20.