Cyclophora obstataria (Walker, 1861) -

Taxonomic Information

This species is provisionally identified. 

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Cyclophora obstataria -


Diagnosis and taxonomic notes (MOB). C. obstataria and C. imbuta Warren are smallish rather uniform red species that could be confused with members of the Trirachopoda section of Perixera Meyrick but the discal spots lack pale centres, being more transverse dashes. The male hind-tibia is not shortened and tufted as in that section. This species can only reliably be distinguished from imbuta by the male genitalia, a process that led to recognition that imbuta Warren was distinct. The red ground colour may be a little deeper in imbuta but this is not fully reliable.

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala1
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal1
Total11
  1. Acidalia obstataria Walker, 1861. List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus., 23: 769. TL: Sarawak, Borneo. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/122745#page/294/mode/1up
  2. Anisodes (?) cryptorhodata Walker, 1862, Ibid. 26: 1682.
  3. Anisodes ignorata Walker, 1862, Ibid., 26: 1584.
  4. Dicoya acuta Moore, 1887. Lep. Ceylon, 3: 445, Pl. 215/9. 
  5. Hampson, G. F. 1895. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.3. Taylor & Francis, London. Noctuidae (cont.) to Geometridae 546 p - 226 figs. Pg. 449, # 3936 as Anisodes obstataria. Lists subroseata, acuta and subdolaria as synonyms. 
  6. Pisoraca tenuis Warren, 1907. Novit. zool., 14: 144.
  7. https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-10/cosymbiini/cosymbiini_3_15.php
  8. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/ster/obstataria.html
  9. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/518832-Cyclophora-obstataria

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Cyclophora obstataria (Walker, 1861) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.80. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/Cyclophora-obstataria, accessed 2024/10/13.