Darna nararia (Moore, 1859)

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Higher taxa:	Limacodidae (family)/  Limacodinae (subfamily)/  Darna (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Moore, 1859)
Citation:	Parasa Nararia, n. sp.
Original genus:	Parasa
Publication:	Moore F. 1858–1860. In: Horsfield, Th. & Moore, F. – A catalogue of the lepidopterous insects in the Museum of Natural History at the East-India House.
Journal:	—
Volume:	2
Issue:
Pagination:	415–416
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33263830

Darna nararia (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Darna nararia (Moore, 1859)	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, NHMUK.	India	India N.

Distribution note:

Oriental: India, Sri Lanka.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Darna nararia (Moore, 1859)	Maldives	Hulule	Meyrick E. 1902a. Lepidoptera. – In: Gardiner, J. S. (ed.) The fauna and geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelago. Being the account of the work carried on and of the collections made by an expedition during the years 1899 and 1900. page 126 (as sericea)
Darna nararia (Moore, 1859)	Maldives	Haa Alif Atoll	Fischer H. 2025. Über das Vorkommen von Darna nararia (Moore, 1859) auf den Malediven mit Beiträgen zu deren Ökologie (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae). page 418 [on all Atolls]
Darna nararia (Moore, 1859)	Maldives	Kaafu (Male') Atoll	Fischer H. 2025. Über das Vorkommen von Darna nararia (Moore, 1859) auf den Malediven mit Beiträgen zu deren Ökologie (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae). page 418

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Darna nararia (Moore, 1859)	Abutilon sp.	Malvaceae		Moore F. 1882–1883. The Lepidoptera of Ceylon. Vol. II. page 131 (as signata)
Darna nararia (Moore, 1859)	Crescentia sp.	Bignoniaceae	India	Moore F. 1858–1860. In: Horsfield, Th. & Moore, F. – A catalogue of the lepidopterous insects in the Museum of Natural History at the East-India House. page 416
Darna nararia (Moore, 1859)	Ficus sp.	Moraceae	Sri Lanka	Moore F. 1882–1883. The Lepidoptera of Ceylon. Vol. II. page 131 (as signata)
Darna nararia (Moore, 1859)	Scaevola taccada	Goodeniaceae	Maldives	Fischer H. 2025. Über das Vorkommen von Darna nararia (Moore, 1859) auf den Malediven mit Beiträgen zu deren Ökologie (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae). page 418

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Darna nararia (1)

Darna nararia (2)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Darna cosmiana (Swinhoe, 1886)	(Swinhoe, 1886)	species	Synonym	Susica cosmiana
Darna fraterna (Moore, 1883)	(Moore, 1883)	species	Synonym	Susica fraterna
Darna sericea (Hampson, 1893)	(Hampson, 1893)	species	Synonym	Susica sericea
Darna signata (Moore, 1883)	(Moore, 1883)	species	Synonym	Susica signata
Darna suffusa (Moore, 1888)	(Moore, 1888)	species	Synonym	Susica suffusa