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Racotis Moore, [1887]

Racotis Moore, [1887]; Lepid. Ceylon 3 (4): 418, TS: Hypochroma boarmiaria Guenée
Racotis (Boarmiini) ; [MOB11, 193]; [AUCL]

Racotis petrosa Butler²

Japan. See [About maps] Racotis petrosa ; [MOB11, 194 (note)]

Larva on Benzoin, Lindera, Parabenzoin [MOB11, 194]

Racotis boarmiaria (Guenée, 1857)

N.India, Burma, S.China, Formosa, Japan. See [About maps] Hypochroma boarmiaria Guenée, 1857; in Boisduval & Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 9 : 282
Racotis boarmiaria obliterata Warren, 1894; Novit. zool. 1 (2): 432

= ; [MOB11, 194]

Racotis boarmiaria plenifasciata Warren, 1894; Novit. zool. 1 (2): 432

= ; [MOB11, 194]

Racotis boarmiaria japonica Inoue, 1953; Tinea 1: 16

= ; [MOB11, 194]

Racotis boarmiaria ; [MOB11: 194, f. 408, pl. 10]

Larva on Lindera, Neolitsea, Parabenzoin, Litsea cubeba [MOB11, 194]

Racotis quadripunctata Holloway, 1993

Borneo. See [About maps] Racotis quadripunctata Holloway, 1993; [MOB11: 194, f. 406, pl. 10], TL: Sarawak, Gunung Mulu Nat. Park

Racotis inconclusa (Walker, 1860)

India - Sundaland, Sulawesi. See [About maps] Boarmia inconclusa Walker, 1860; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 21: 382
Racotis boarmiaria ab. sordida Warren, 1896; Novit. zool. 3 : 137, TL: Khasia Hills

= ; [MOB11, 195]

Racotis inconclusa ; Holloway, 1976, Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu: 80; [MOB11: 195, f. 410, pl. 10]

Larva on Alseodaphne, Saccopetalum [MOB11, 195 (or confused for boarmiaria)]

Racotis monognampta Prout²

Bali, ?Sulawesi. See [About maps] Racotis monognampta ; [MOB11, 195 (note)]

Racotis maculata (Lucas, 1890)

Australia (Queensland), New Guinea. See [About maps] Hypochroma maculata Lucas, 1890
Racotis maculata, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Racotis maculata ; [MOB11, 195 (note)]; [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.

[Don Herbison-Evans]

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

[MOB11]

Holloway, J. D., 1993; The Moths of Borneo, Part 11; Family Geometridae, Subfamily Ennominae

[²]

This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.

Some related literature:

Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1857

Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptéres. Volume 9. Uranides et Phalénites Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 9 : 1-514, Atlas (Uranides & Phalenides): pl. 1-10, (Uranides) pl. 1 (1858), Atlas (Uranides, Phalenides, Siculides): pl. 12-22, (1858) pl.

Moore, [1887]

The Lepidoptera of Ceylon Lepid. Ceylon 3 (1): 1-88, pl. 144-157 (1884), (2): 89-304, pl. 158-181 ([1885]), (3): 305-392, pl. 182-195 ([1886]), (4): 393-578, pl. 196-215 (1887)

Walker, 1860

List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 20: 1-276 (1860), 21: 277-498 (1860), 22: 499-755 (1861), 23: 757-1020 (1861), 24: 1021-1280 (1862), 25: 1281-1477 (1862), 26: 1478-1796 ([1863])

Warren, 1894

New genera and species of Geometridae Novit. zool. 1 (2): 366-466

Warren, 1896

New Geometridae in the Tring Museum Novit. zool. 3 : 99-148

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