Thaumetopoea cheela Moore, 1883 -

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  1. Thaumetopoea cheela Moore, 1883. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. Pg. 18, pl. 5/3-3a. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/91169#page/60/mode/1up
  2. Hampson, G. F. [1893]. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 1. Taylor & Francis, London. Pp. xxiii + 527. Saturniidae to Hypsidae 527 p - 333 fig. Pg. 64, # 87, Fig. 38. WS: 34-38 mm. TL: Punjab/Simla. Listed as Cnethocampa cheela
  3. Basso, A., Negrisolo, E., Zilli, A., Battisti, A. and Cerretti, P., 2017. A total evidence phylogeny for the processionary moths of the genus Thaumetopoea (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae: Thaumetopoeinae). Cladistics, 33(6), pp.557-573.
  4. Basso, A., 2017. A study of the genus Thaumetopoea (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae), using morphological, ecological, andmolecular traits. PhD thesis.
  5. Chandel, R.S., Singh, J., Sharma, P.L., Kumar, R. and Kumar, P., 2019. New insights of processionary moth, Thaumetopoea cheela on pistachio nut (Pistacia vera): Interaction effect on flowering and nut yield. The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 89(11), pp.1818-1822.
  6. Sondhi, S. 2024. Moths of India - A Field Guide. Published by Titli Trust, India, xii+280 pp. Pl. 108/47. 

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Anonymous 2025. Thaumetopoea cheela Moore, 1883 – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.9. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://mothsofindia.org/thaumetopoea-cheela, accessed 2025/04/24.