Creatonotos gangis  (Linnaeus, 1763)

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Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
​Tribe: Arctiini
Genus: Creatonotos
Species: gangis

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• Common names: 
• Distribution: South East Asia and parts of Australia. Its Asian distribution includes parts of China, India, Sri Lanka, Japan, Thailand and New Guinea. In Australia, it is restricted to northern parts of Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland, extending as far south as Mackay.
• Image locations: Chaiyaphum, Chiang Mai, Lampang, Mae Hong Son, Udon Thani
• Additional notes: The larvae of C. gangis can cause extensive damage to the foliage of pomegranate trees

Image locations

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Images of Creatonotos gangis from Thailand.

Creatonotus gangis (Linnaeus, 1763)

Creatonotus gangis (Linnaeus, 1763) Chaiyaphum

Creatonotus gangis (Linnaeus, 1763) Chiang Mai

Creatonotus gangis (Linnaeus, 1763) Pai, Mae Hong Son

Creatonotus gangis (Linnaeus, 1763) Pai, Mae Hong Son

Creatonotus gangis (Linnaeus, 1763) Mae Tang Chiang Mai, August

Creatonotus gangis (Linnaeus, 1763) Lampang, July

Creatonotus gangis (Linnaeus, 1763) Ban Phon Ngam, Nong Han, Udon Thani, November 2017

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References:
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