Gadirtha impingens explained

Gadirtha impingens is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found from northern India and southern China to Queensland, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands, as well in Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Tsushima).^[1] The habitat consists of lowland areas up to 2,600 meters, but it is most frequent at elevations ranging from 1,000 to 2,000 meters.^[2]

The larvae feed on Sapium and Stillingia species.^[3]

Subspecies

• Gadirtha impingens impingens
• Gadirtha impingens guineana Swinhoe, 1918 (New Guinea)
• Gadirtha impingens tinctoides Snellen, 1877 (Sundaland to the Moluccas)
• Gadirtha impingens uniformis Sugi, 1982 (north-eastern Himalaya)

Notes and References

1. https://www.pensoft.net/inc/journals/download.php?fileId=7953&fileTable=J_GALLEYS "A new species of Gadirtha Walker (Nolidae, Eligminae): a proposed biological control agent of Chinese tallow (Triadica sebifera (L.) Small) (Euphorbiaceae) in the United States"
2. Web site: Holloway . Jeremy Daniel . Gadirtha impingens Walker . The Moths of Borneo . August 5, 2020.
3. Web site: Savela . Markku . May 31, 2020 . Gadirtha impingens Walker, [1858] ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 5, 2020.