Hong Kong Moths

Gabala argentata Butler, 1878
[Nolidae, Chloephorinae, Ariolicini]

Gabala argentata Geographical Range
India, Burma, Vietnam, China (Zhejiang, Hunan, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Xizang), Japan, Korea (Mell, 1943; Wu, 1984; Wang, 1994b; Chen, 1999).


In Hong Kong
Distribution: local (central New Territories, Sai Kung peninsula, Hong Kong Island).
Status: scarce, only 5 recent records.
Adult Phenology: undetermined, but at least two generations in one year as a batch of larvae reared by M.J.Sterling from a female recorded in July 2002 gave rise to the next generation in late October of 2002.

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imago · · · · · · · · · · o · · · · · · o · · o · · · · · · o · o · · · · · ·
· - no records
o - 1 to 3 records
* - 4 to 9 records
X - 10+ records

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last updated 24th March 2004