Calliteara grotei

Calliteara grotei
From the Western Ghats
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lymantriidae
Genus: Calliteara
Species: C. grotei
Binomial name
Calliteara grotei
(Moore, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Dasychira grotei Moore, 1859
  • Dasychira kausalia Moore, 1879
  • Dasychira nilgirica Hampson, 1891
  • Dasychira horishanella Matsumura, 1927
  • Dasychira atomariana Matsumura, 1927
  • Dasychira dehra Collenette, 1938

Calliteara grotei is a species of moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in Asia in the Himalayas, southwestern India and in Southeast Asia.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Horsfield, Thomas; Moore, Frederic. A Catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of Natural History at the East India House. Volume 2. London: W.H.Allen. p. 338.
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