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Orvasca Walker, 1865

Orvasca Walker, 1865; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 32: 502, TS: Orvasca subnotata Walker

= Nygmia ; Swinhoe, 1922, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 10 (58): 480
= Euproctis ; [AUCL]

Chionophasma Butler, 1886; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1886 (4) : 384, TS: Chionophasma paradoxa Butler

= Euproctis ; [AUCL]
= ; [MOB5, 53]

Ocybola Turner, 1912; Mem. natn. Mus. Melb. 4: 17, 20, TS: Orgyia semifusca Walker

= Euproctis ; [AUCL]; [NHM]
= ; [MOB5, 53]

Orvasca (Nygmiini) ; [MOB5, 53]

Orvasca subnotata Walker, 1865

Oriental Tropics, Borneo, Sumatra. See [About maps] Orvasca subnotata Walker, 1865; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 32: 502, TL: Hindostan

= Nygmia scintillans ; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (61): 49

Euproctis polydorus Schintlmeister, 1994; Heterocera Sumatrana 7 (2): 133

= ; NHM; [MOB5, 54]

Porthesia subnotata ; Collenette, 1932, Novit. Zool. 38 : 57; Collenette, 1934, Novit. Zool. 39 : 140
Orvasca subnotata ; [NHM]; [MOB5: 54, f. 102, 253, pl. 5]

Larva on Anacardium, Mangifera, Cycas, Hevea, Acacia, Sesbania, Areca, Citrus, Litchi, Nephelium, Sonneratia, Theobroma [MOB5, 54]

Orvasca limbata (Butler, 1881)

NE.India. See [About maps] Artaxa limbata Butler, 1881; Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 5 : 53, TL: Darjeeling
Artaxa justiciae Moore, [1860]; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. Lep. Ins. Mus. Nat. East India House 2 : 352, pl. 16, f. 6, TL: Bengal

= Nygmia scintillans ; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (61): 49
= ; [NHM]

Nygmia limbata ; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (61): 49
Porthesia limbata ; Collenette, 1932, Novit. Zool. 38 : 58
Orvasca limbata ; [NHM]; [MOB5, 54 (note)]

Orvasca bicolor (Heylaerts, 1892)

Sumatra, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia. See [About maps] Artaxa bicolor Heylaerts, 1892; Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 36 (1): 10
Orvasca bicolor ; [NHM]; [MOB5: 54, f. 97, pl. 5]

Larva on Shorea, Glochidion, Acacia [MOB5, 55]

Orvasca sciasticta (Collenette, 1938)

Sundaland. See [About maps] Porthesia sciasticta Collenette, 1938; J. Fed. Malay St. Mus. 18: 264, TL: Pahang, Malaya
Euproctis tina Collenette, 1949; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (12) 1 : 702, TL: E.Java

= ; [NHM]; [MOB5, 55]

Euproctis tengger Collenette, 1949; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (12) 1 : 720, TL: E.Java

= ; [NHM]; [MOB5, 55]

Orvasca sciasticta ; [NHM]; [MOB5: 55, f. 99, 255, pl. 5]

Orvasca sp.2692

Borneo. See [About maps] Orvasca sp.2692 ; [MOB5: 55, f. 259, pl. 5]

Orvasca rufalba (Holloway, 1976)

Borneo. See [About maps] Euproctis rufalba Holloway, 1976; Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu: 48
Orvasca rufalba ; [NHM]; [MOB5: 55, f. 100, pl. 5]

Orvasca primula Holloway, 1999

Borneo. See [About maps] Orvasca primula Holloway, 1999; [MOB5: 56, f. 103, pl. 5], TL: Sarawak, Gunung Mulu Nat. Park
Orvasca primula ; [NHM]

Orvasca vespertilionis (Holloway, 1976)

Borneo, ?Sumatra. See [About maps] Euproctis vespertilionis Holloway, 1976; Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu: 48
Orvasca vespertilionis ; [NHM]; [MOB5: 56, f. 106, pl. 5]

Misidentified/misapplied:

Euproctis flavocinerea; Schintlmeister, 1994, Heterocera Sumatrana 7 (2): 119

Orvasca flavocinerea (van Eecke, 1928)

Sumatra. See [About maps] Porthesia flavocinerea van Eecke, 1928; Zool. Meded. Leiden 11: 111, pl. 9, f. 6, TL: Sumatra
Orvasca flavocinerea ; [NHM]; [MOB5, 56 (note)]

Orvasca eva (Schintlmeister, 1994)

Sumatra, Borneo. See [About maps] Euproctis eva Schintlmeister, 1994; Heterocera Sumatrana 7 (2): 129, TL: Sumatra
Orvasca eva ; [NHM]; [MOB5: 57, f. 104, pl. 5]

Orvasca brunneva Holloway, 1999

Borneo. See [About maps] Orvasca brunneva Holloway, 1999; [MOB5: 57, f. 101, pl. 5], TL: Malaysia, Sabah, Danum Valley, 170m 4° 58N, 117° 48E
Orvasca brunneva ; [NHM]

Orvasca sp.1721

Borneo. See [About maps] Orvasca sp.1721 ; [MOB5: 57, f. 105, pl. 5]

Orvasca waterstradti (Holloway, 1976)

Borneo. See [About maps] Euproctis waterstradti Holloway, 1976; Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu: 47
Orvasca waterstradti ; [NHM]; [MOB5: 57, f. 107, pl. 5]

Orvasca ashleyi Holloway, 1999

Borneo. See [About maps] Orvasca ashleyi Holloway, 1999; [MOB5: 58, f. 108, pl. 5], TL: Borneo, Sabah, Danum Valley, 5° 01N, 117° 41E
Orvasca ashleyi ; [NHM]

Orvasca kilanas Holloway, 1999

Borneo. See [About maps] Orvasca kilanas Holloway, 1999; [MOB5: 58, f. 110, pl. 5], TL: Brunei, Kilanas Agric Stn
Orvasca kilanas ; [NHM]

Orvasca semifusca (Walker, 1869)

AU. See [About maps] Orgyia semifusca Walker, 1869; Characters undescr. Lepid. Heterocera : 63, 65, TL: Australia
Porthesia irrorata Lucas, 1892; (preocc. Euproctis irrorata Moore, 1859)
Porthesia melambaphes Turner, 1921; Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 45 (4) : 480, TL: Victoria, Ocean Grange, near Sale

= ; [NHM]

Orvasca semifusca, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Arctornis melambaphes ; Swinhoe, 1922, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 10 (58): 480
Nygmia semifusca ; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (61): 55
Euproctis semifusca ; [AUCL]
Orvasca semifusca ; [NHM]
Orvasca? semifusca ; [MOB5, 53 (note)]

Orvasca paradoxa (Butler, 1886)

Queensland. See [About maps] Chionophasma paradoxa Butler, 1886; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1886 (4) : 385, pl. 9, f. 2, TL: Rockhampton
Orvasca paradoxa, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Arctornis paradoxa ; Swinhoe, 1922, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 10 (58): 477
Euproctis paradoxa ; [AUCL]
Orvasca paradoxa ; [NHM]; [MOB5, 53 (note)]

Orvasca panabra (Turner, 1902)

AU. See [About maps] Porthesia panabra Turner, 1902; Trans. Proc. R. Soc. S. Aust. 26 : 176, TL: Brisbane; Queensland

= Arctornis paradoxa ; Swinhoe, 1922, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 10 (58): 477
= Orvasca paradoxa ; [NHM]

panebra ; Aurivillius, 1920, (missp.)
Euproctis panabra ; [AUCL]

Orvasca aliena (Butler, 1886)

N.Australia, New Caledonia. See [About maps] Porthesia aliena Butler, 1886; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1886 (4) : 386
Orvasca aliena, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Arctornis aliena ; Swinhoe, 1922, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 10 (58): 478
Euproctis aliena ; [AUCL]
Orvasca aliena ; [NHM]; [MOB5, 53 (note)]

Orvasca aurantiaca (Hampson, [1893])

NE.Himalaya, Peninsular Malaysia. See [About maps] Porthesia aurantiaca Hampson, [1893]; Fauna Br. India (Moths) 1: 485, TL: Sikkim
Arctornis aurantiaca ; Swinhoe, 1922, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 10 (58): 479
Orvasca aurantiaca ; [NHM]; [MOB5, 53 (note)]

Orvasca irrorata (Moore, 1859)

Java. See [About maps] Euproctis irrorata Moore, 1859; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. Lep. Ins. Mus. Nat. East India House 2 : 347, TL: Java
Arctornis irrorata ; Swinhoe, 1922, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 10 (58): 479
Orvasca irrorata ; [NHM]; [MOB5, 53 (note)]

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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.

[Don Herbison-Evans]

and Stella A. Crossley; Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans

[MOB5]

Holloway, J. D., 1999; The Moths of Borneo, Part 5: Family Lymantriidae; Malayan Nature Journal 53: 1-188

[NHM]

Natural History Museum; The Global Lepidoptera Names Index

Some related literature:

Bethune-Baker, 1910

Description of new Species of Heterocera from New Guinea Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 6 (35) : 441-458

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 : i-xii, 1-74, pl. 78-100

Butler, 1886

Descriptions of 21 new genera and 103 new species of Lepidoptera-Heterocera from the Australian region Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1886 (4) : 381-441, pl. 9-10

Collenette, 1932

The Lymantriinae of the Malay Peninsula Novit. Zool. 38 : 49-102, pl. 1-2

Collenette, 1934

The Lymantriidae of Kwang-Tung (S.E. China) Novit. Zool. 39 : 137-150, pl. 10

Collenette, 1938

New Palaearctic and Indo-Australian Lymantriidae in the British Museum collection Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (11) 2 (20) : 368-386

Collenette, 1949

The Lymantriidae of Java Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (12) 1 : 685-744

van Eecke, 1928

De Heterocera van Sumatra V Zool. Meded. Leiden 11: 49-145

Hampson, [1893]

Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma Fauna Br. India (Moths) 1: I-XXIII, 1-527

Heylaerts, 1892

Heterocera exotica, nouvelles espéces de Indes Orientales Neerlandaises Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 36 (1): 7-16, (2): 43-48

Moore, 1859; Moore, [1860]

A Catalogue of the lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of natural History at East-India House in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. Lep. Ins. Mus. Nat. East India House 2: : 279-440, pl. 13-23,7a,8a,9a,10a,11a,12a,13a

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

Swinhoe, 1903

A revision of the Old World Lymantriidae in the National collection Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1903 (3) : 375-498

Swinhoe, 1922; Swinhoe, 1923

A revision of the genera of the family Liparidae Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 10 (58): 449-484, 11 (61): 47-97, 11 (63): 289-304, 11 (64): 400-442

Turner, 1902

New Australian Lepidoptera Trans. Proc. R. Soc. S. Aust. 26 : 175-207

Turner, 1921

Revision of Australian Lepidoptera - Liparidae Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 45 (4) : 474-499

Walker, 1865

List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 1-322 ([1865]), 32: 323-706 (1865), 33: 707-1120 (1865), 34: 1121-1534 ([1866]), 35: 1535-2040 (1866)

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