Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea

Family

Saturniidae

Subfamily

Saturniinae

Tribe/Subtribe

Saturniini

Genus

Loepa Moore, 1859

Type Species

Saturnia katinka Westwood, 1848

Species/Subspecies

Loepa katinka Westwood, 1847 (Saturnia)

Type Locality

Assam [India] (lectotype designated by Swinhoe (1892: 247)

= Loepa sivalica Hutton in Wardle, 1881: 7 (TL. Mussorien, 5000 ft. N.W. Himalaya) (nomen dubium)
= Antheraea sivalica Moore; Hampson 1892: 18, an incorrect authorship.
= Loepa sikkimensis Silbermann, 1897: 517 (TL. Sikkim)
= Loepa sivalensis; Silbermann, 1897 (incorrect subsequent spelling of L. sivalica)
= Loepa di¬ver¬si¬ocel¬la¬ta Bryk, 1944a: 8 (TL. N.E. Burma, 2000m)
= Loepa magnifica Bryk, 1944a (infrasubspecific)

Remarks

In India, recorded up to less than 3000 m, whereas in China, the species is also recorded at 4500 m. Records from South India require reassessment.

Distribution

Specific Records

Throughout Indian Himalaya, including North East Indian states

States/Union Territories

Assam

Bio Geographic Zones/Zones

Indian Himalaya, North East

Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea

Distribution

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