Lepidoptera: Lasiocampoidea
Family
Lasiocampidae
Subfamily
Lasiocampinae
Tribe/Subtribe
Lasiocampinii
Genus
Paradoxopla de Lajonquière, 1976
Type Species
Gastropacha sinuata Moore, 1879
Species/Subspecies
Paradoxopla sinuata sinuata Moore, 1879 (Gastropacha)
Type Locality
[West Bengal], Darjeeling.
= Paradoxopla sinuata orientalis de Lajonquière, 1976
= Gastropacha khasiana Swinhoe, 1905
Remarks
Distribution of other two subspecies i.e, P. s. fabulosa Zolotuhin, 2005 is Vietnam, Myanmar and Thailand and of P. s. taiwana Wileman, 1915 is Taiwan. Zolotuhin and Pinratana (2005) mentioned a subspecies undulata Moore, without description/year of the species, thus it couldnot be traced and needs further investigations
Distribution
Specific Records
Khasi Hills, Darjeeling
States/Union Territories
Meghalaya, Sikkim, West Bengal
Bio Geographic Zones/Zones
Indian Himalaya, North East
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