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Calliteara Butler, 1881
Calliteara Butler, 1881; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1881: 12, TS: Dasychira argentata Butler
Axiologa Turner, 1904
= ; [AUCL]
Elkneria Börner, 1932; [GNM2# 393], TS: Phalaena pudibunda Linnaeus
= ; [AUCL]; [MOB5, 34]
Macaronesia Bacallado & Gómez Bustillo & Vives, 1981
= ; [AUCL]
Calliteara (Orgyiini) ; [MOB5, 34]
Calliteara (Calliterinae) ; [FE]

fiCalliteara abietis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
NEU, CEU, AC, Japan. See [About maps] Kuusikarvajalka Tannenstreckfuß fenyö-gyapjaslepke
Bombyx abietis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: 55
Calliteara abietis [Kimmo Silvonen]
Calliteara abietis [NORLEP]
[abietis.jpg] 482x338 (~35Kb)

Larva on Picea abies, Larix sibirica, Juniperus communis [SPRK]



Calliteara fortunata (Rogenhofer, 1891)
Canary Islands Dasychira fortunata Rogenhofer, 1891; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 41: 566, TL: Canary Islands

Larva on Pinus canariensis? [BSW]


The pudipunda species-group
pudipunda ; Holloway, 1982, in Barlow, Intr. Moths of South East Asia. Taxonomic app.: (176-271); [MOB5, 35]

fiCalliteara pudibunda (Linnaeus, 1758)
EU, Siberia, Japan, AM, Caucasus, Iran, Afghanistan. See [About maps] Villakarvajalka Pale Tussock Red-tail Moth Yellow Tussock Buchen-Streckfuß Streckfuß Rotschwanz Le Bombyx Pudibond (larva) Chenille de la République hamvas szövö Bokspinnare Bøgenonne
Phalaena pudibunda Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 503
grundi Lorkovic, 1930²
pygmaea Lének, 1957²
Dasychira paktia Ebert, 1968; Reichenbachia 10: 189, TL: Afghanistan
?Dasychira argentata Butler, 1881; Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 5 : 12
?Dasychira nagoyana Matsumura, 1933; Insecta Matsumurana, 7: 119, TL: Nagoya, Honshu
Calliteara pudibunda [Kimmo Silvonen]
Calliteara pudibunda [Ian Kimber]
Elkneria pudipunda ;
Calliteara pudipunda ; de Freina, 1999, Atalanta 30 (1/4): 228
[pudibunda-1m.jpg] 800x581 (~108Kb) male Zloty Potok near Czestochowa, central Poland, May 1998, Photo © Marek Michalski [pudibunda-2l.jpg] 512x768 (~117Kb) larva Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Großglattbach, 8° 45' E, 48° 54' N, altitude 280m, 29.09.1997, Photo © Karl Hofsäß [pudibunda-3.jpg] 400x601 (~78Kb) Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch
[pudibunda-3l.jpg] 601x400 (~39Kb) larva Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch [pudibunda-4m.jpg] 916x633 (~110Kb) male Belgium, Hobokense Polder near Antwerpen, 20.5.2004, Photo © Toon Verbruggen [pudibunda-5f.jpg] 608x768 (~96Kb) female Russia, Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 25.6.2006, Photo © D. Smirnov
[pudibunda-5ma.jpg] 464x768 (~83Kb) male Russia, Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 24.6.2006, Photo © D. Smirnov [pudibunda-5mb.jpg] 696x616 (~87Kb) male Russia, Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 24.6.2006, Photo © D. Smirnov [pudibunda-6m.jpg] 952x605 (~101Kb) male Russia, Moscow area, 27.05.2007, Photo © D. Smirnov
[pudibunda-7fl.jpg] 852x544 (~99Kb) larva female Russia: Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 23.8.2007, Photo © D. Smirnov [pudibunda-7fx.jpg] 1006x594 (~91Kb) female Russia: Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), (ex.l.) 9.10.2007, Photo © D. Smirnov [pudibunda-7fy.jpg] 489x768 (~81Kb) female Russia: Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), (ex.l.) 9.10.2007, Photo © D. Smirnov
[pudibunda.jpg] 504x319 (~28Kb)

Larva on Betula, B. verrucosa, Alnus glutinosa, A. incana, Corylus avellana, Salix sp., Populus tremula, Rubus idaeus, Filipendula ulmaria, Malus domestica, Sorbus aucuparia, Prunus padus, Tilia cordata, Geranium pratense, Acer platanoides, Vaccinium myrtillus, V. uliginosum, V. vitis-idaea [SPRK]



Calliteara horsfieldii (Saunders, 1851)
Thailand, Sundaland, Sulawesi, S.Moluccas, Dammer, Tenimber, New Guinea. See [About maps] Arctia horsfieldii Saunders, 1851; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1851: 162
Dasychira arga Moore, [1860]; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. Lepid. Insects Mus. Nat. Hist. East India House 2: 339
= ; [MOB5, 35]
Dasychira longipennis Walker, 1862; J. Proc. Linn. Soc. (Zool.) 6: 131
= ; [MOB5, 35]
Lymantria inhonorata Hopffer, 1874; Stett. ent. Ztg 35 (1): 44
= ; [MOB5, 35]
Dasychira horsfieldi queenslandica Strand, 1915; in Seitz, Die Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 293
= Calliteara farenoides ; [AUCL]
= ; [MOB5, 35]
Dasychira horsfieldii ; Holloway, 1976, Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu: 50
Calliteara horsfieldii ; [MOB5: 35, f. 58-59, pl. 2, 4]

Larva on Anacardium, Mangifera, Casuarina, Brassica, Dipterocarpus, Hopea, Shorea, Acacia, Cassia, Erythrina, Pterocarpus, Tamarindus, Lagerstroemia, Ficus, Eucalyptus, Eugenia, Psidium, Syzygium, Pinus, Rosa, Nephelium, Manilkara, Tectona [MOB5, 35]


Calliteara cerigoides (Walker, 1862)
S.India, Burma, Sundaland, Sulawesi. See [About maps] Janassa cerigoides Walker, 1862; J. Proc. Linn. Soc. (Zool.) 6: 135
Calliteara cerigoides ; [MOB5: 36, f. 54, pl. 2, 4]

Larva on Eucalyptus [MOB5, 36]


Calliteara zelotica (Collenette, 1932)
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo. See [About maps] Dasychira zelotica Collenette, 1932; Novit. Zool. 38 : 88
Dasychira zelotica hamilleter Collenette, 1953; Treubia 22: 232
= ; [MOB5, 36]
Calliteara zelotica ; [MOB5: 36, f. 55, pl. 2, 4]

The strigata species-group
strigata ; Holloway, 1982, in Barlow, Intr. Moths of South East Asia. Taxonomic app.: (176-271); [MOB5, 35]

Calliteara strigata (Moore, 1879)
Himalaya, Thailand. See [About maps] Dasychira strigata Moore, 1879; Descr. Indian lep. Atkinson (1): 58
Dasychira niveosparsa Butler, 1881; Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 5 : 59
= ; [MOB5, 37]
Calliteara strigata ; [MOB5: 37, f. 56-57, 76, pl. 2, 4]
C. s. cordata (Holloway, 1976)
Sundaland, Buru Dasychira cordata Holloway, 1976; Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu: 50
Callieara striaga cordata ; [MOB5, 37]

The varia species-group
varia ; Holloway, 1982, in Barlow, Intr. Moths of South East Asia. Taxonomic app.: (176-271); [MOB5, 35]

Calliteara varia (Walker, 1855)
Dasychira varia Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 4: 868

Calliteara diplozona (Collenette, 1932)
Sundaland. See [About maps] Dasychira diplozona Collenette, 1932; Novit. Zool. 38 : 87
Dasychira diplozona ; Holloway, 1976, Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu: 50
Calliteara diplozona ; [MOB5: 37, f. 64, pl. 4]

Calliteara lairdae (Holloway, 1976)
Borneo. See [About maps] Dasychira lairdae Holloway, 1976; Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu: 51
Calliteara lairdae ; [MOB5: 37, f. 60, pl. 2, 4]

Calliteara pseudolairdae Holloway, 1999
Borneo. See [About maps] Calliteara pseudolairdae Holloway, 1999; [MOB5: 38, f. 61, pl. 2, 4], TL: Sarawak, Gunung Mulu Nat. Park

The angulata species-group
angulata ; Holloway, 1982, in Barlow, Intr. Moths of South East Asia. Taxonomic app.: (176-271); [MOB5, 35]

Calliteara angulata (Hampson, 1895)
NE.Himalaya, SE.Asia, Sundaland, Sulawesi, Seram, New Guinea. See [About maps] Dasychira angulata Hampson, 1895; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1895: 292
Dasychira angulata ; Holloway, 1976, Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu: 51
Calliteara angulata ; [MOB5: 38, f. 65, pl. 4]

Larva on Castanopsis [MOB5, 38]


Calliteara aphrasta (Collenette, 1938)
India, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo. See [About maps] Dasychira aphrasta Collenette, 1938; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (11) 2 (20): 383
Calliteara aphrasta ; [MOB5: 38, f. 62-63, pl. 2, 4]
Misidentified/misapplied:
Dasychira argyroides; Holloway, 1976, Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu: 50
Dasychira zelotica; Schintlmeister, 1994, Heterocera Sumatrana 7 (2): 117, 126

Calliteara argyroides (Collenette, 1932)
Philippines. See [About maps] Dasychira argyroides Collenette, 1932; Novit. Zool. 37 : 176
Calliteara argyroides ; [MOB5, 38 (note)]

The minor species-group
minor ; Holloway, 1982, in Barlow, Intr. Moths of South East Asia. Taxonomic app.: (176-271); [MOB5, 35]

Calliteara minor (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
New Guinea. See [About maps] Dasychira minor Bethune-Baker, 1904; Novit. Zool. 11 (2): 405, TL: Dinawa
variegata Rothschild, 1915²

Calliteara cox Schintlmeister, 1994
Sumatra, Borneo. See [About maps] Calliteara cox Schintlmeister, 1994; Heterocera Sumatrana 7 (2): 127
Calliteara cox ; [MOB5: 39, f. 67, 82, pl. 4]

Calliteara box Holloway, 1991
Borneo. See [About maps] Calliteara box Holloway, 1991; [MOB5: 39, f. 66, 81, pl. 4], TL: Sarawak, Gunung Mulu Nat. Park

The fidjiensis species-group
fidjiensis ; Holloway, 1982, in Barlow, Intr. Moths of South East Asia. Taxonomic app.: (176-271); [MOB5, 35]

Calliteara fidjiensis (Mabille & Vuillot, 1890)
Fiji Dasychira fidjiensis Mabille & Vuillot, 1890; Nov. Lep.: 5, TL: Fiji

Calliteara nandarivatus (Robinson, 1968)
Fiji Dasychira nandarivatus Robinson, 1968; Entom. Rec. J. Var. 80: 253, TL: Fiji

 

Calliteara angiana (Joicey & Talbot, 1916)
New Guinea. See [About maps]

Calliteara apoblepta (Collenette, 1955)
New Guinea. See [About maps]

Calliteara brunnea (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
New Guinea. See [About maps]

Calliteara enneaphora (Collenette, 1955)
New Guinea. See [About maps]

Calliteara hesychima (Collenette, 1955)
New Guinea. See [About maps]

Calliteara kenricki (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
New Guinea. See [About maps]

Calliteara polioleuca (Collenette, 1955)
New Guinea. See [About maps]

Calliteara subnigra (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
New Guinea. See [About maps]

Calliteara subnigropunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
New Guinea. See [About maps]

Calliteara wandammena (Bethune-Baker, 1916)
New Guinea. See [About maps]
 

Calliteara farenoides (Lucas, 1892)
AU. See [About maps] Teara farenoides Lucas, 1892
Calliteara farenoides [Don Herbison-Evans]
Calliteara farenoides ; [AUCL]

Calliteara pura (Lucas, 1892)
AU. See [About maps] Teara pura Lucas, 1892
Calliteara pura [Don Herbison-Evans]
Calliteara pura ; [AUCL]


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References:
[AUCL]
Nielsen & Rangsi, 1996; Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia; CSIRO, Australia
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[BHL]
The; Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!
[BSW]
de Freina, J. J., Witt, T. J, 1987; Die Bombyces und Sphinges der Westpalearktis; ISBN 3-926285-00-1
[D. Smirnov]
Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov
[Don Herbison-Evans]
and Stella A. Crossley; Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans
[FE]
Fauna Europaea; Fauna Europaea
[Ian Kimber]
http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/
[Karl Hofsäß]
Karl Hofsaess; e-mail: Karl Hofsäß
[Kimmo Silvonen]
Espoo, Finland; Kimmo's Lep Site
[MOB5]
Holloway, J. D., 1999; The Moths of Borneo, Part 5: Family Lymantriidae; Malayan Nature Journal 53: 1-188
[Marek Michalski]
Lodz, Poland; e-mail: Marek Michalski
[Michael Borsch]
Geesthacht, Germany; contact through; e-mail: Francisco Welter-Schultes
[NORLEP]
Norges Sommerfugler
[SPRK]
Seppänen, E. J, 1970; Suomen suurperhostoukkien ravintokasvit, Animalia Fennica 14
[Toon Verbruggen]
e-mail: Toon Verbruggen; http://users.pandora.be/natuurpuntza/index.htm
[²]
This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.


Some related literature:
Bethune-Baker, 1904
New Lepidoptera from British New Guinea Novit. Zool. 11 (2): 367-429, 3pls
Butler, 1881
Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 5 : 1-74, pl. 78-100
Collenette, 1932
New African and Indo-Australian Lymantriidae Novit. Zool. 37 : 159-180
Collenette, 1932
The Lymantriinae of the Malay Peninsula Novit. Zool. 38 : 49-102, pl. 1-2
Collenette, 1938
New Palaearctic and Indo-Australian Lymantriidae in the British Museum collection Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (11) 2 (20): 368-386
de Freina, 1999
Beitrag zur systematischen Erfassung der Bombyces- und Sphinges-Fauna Kleinasiens, Weitere Kenntnisse über Artenspektrum, Systematik und Verbreitung der Lasiocampidae, Lemoniidae, Notodontidae, Thaumetopoeidae, Lymantriidae, Arctiidae und Cymatophoridae Atalanta 30 (1/4): 187-257
Hampson, 1895
Descriptions of New Heterocera from India Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1895: 277-315, 16fgs
Hopffer, 1874
Beitrag zur Lepidoptera-Fauna von Celebes Stett. ent. Ztg 35 (1): 17-47
Linnaeus, 1758
Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 1-338 339-824
Moore, [1860]
A Catalogue of the lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of natural History at East-India House in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. Lepid. Insects Mus. Nat. Hist. East India House 2: 279-440
Moore, 1879
Descriptions of new Indian Lepidopterous Insects from the collection of the late Mr. W.S. Atkinson Descr. Indian lep. Atkinson (1): 1-88, pl. 1-3 (1879) (2): 89-198, pl. 4-5 (1882) (3): 199-299, pl. 6-8 (1888)
Robinson, 1968
Some new species of Lepidotpera from Fiji Islands Entom. Rec. J. Var. 80: 249-255, 1pl
Schintlmeister, 1994
An annotated and illustrated check-list of the Lymantriida of Sumatra with description of new species (Lepidoptera, Lymantriidae) Heterocera Sumatrana 7 (2): 113-180
Strand, 1915
Die Indo-Australischen Spinner und Schwärmer. Lymantriidae in Seitz, Die Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 291-387, pls. 38-47
Walker, 1855
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 1-278 (1854) 2: 279-581 (1854) 3: 582-775 (1855) 4: 776-976 (1855) 5: 977-1258 (1855) 6: 1259-1508 (1855) 7: 1509-1808 (1856)
Walker, 1862
Catalogue of the Heterocerous Lepidopterous insects collected at Sarawak, in Borneo, by Mr. A.R. Wallace, with descriptions of new species J. Proc. Linn. Soc. (Zool.) 6: 82-145, 171-198


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