Gampola

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Noctuoidea

Familia: Erebidae
Subfamilia: Arctiinae
Tribus: Lithosiini
Subtribus: Lithosiina
Genus: Gampola
Species: G. fasciata – G. sinica – G. taleaensis
Name

Gampola Moore, 1878

Type species: Gampola fasciata Moore, 1878
References

Dubatolov, V.V., Kishida, Y. & Wang, M. 2012. New records of lichen-moths from the Nanling Mts., Guangdong, South China, with descriptions of new genera and species (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae: Lithosiinae). Tinea 22(1): 25–52. Full article (PDF).Reference page.
Joshi, R., Kirti, J.S. & Singh, N. 2016. A new species of genus Gampola Moore (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini) from India. Tinea 23(4): 220–223. Reference page.

Gampola is a genus of moths in the family Arctiidae. They were found from Sri Lanka, where the generic name is due to the Gampola area of Kandy, where the first species was discovered. In June 2016, another species was found from India and other few nearby countries such as China, Hong Kong, and Thailand.

Description

Palpi short, porrect (extending forward) and clothed with long hair. Antennae with long cilia and bristles. Mid tibia is with single spur pair. Hind tibia with two spur pairs. Tegulae of male fringed with long hair. Forewings are broad and much distorted and apex folded over. A fringe of long scales on the upperside from the basal part of the costa. Inner margin distorted and fringed with long scales towards outer angle. The cell narrow and occupying the center of the wing. Vein 1b reaching inner margin before the angle. Veins 3 and 4 from cell and vein 5 absent. Vein 6 from below the angle. Vein 7 to 9 stalked and vein 11 anastomosing with vein 12. Hindwings broad and much distorted. The cell long and broad. Veins 4 and 5 absent. Veins 6 and 7 form the upper angle.

In female, wings are normal shape. Forewings with vein 3 and 4 stalked and vein 5 absent. Vein 6 below angle of cell and veins 7 to 9 stalked. Vein 11 anastomosing with vein 12. Hindwings with veins 4 and 5 absent and veins 6 and 7 stalked.[2]
Species

Gampola fasciata Moore, 1878
Gampola sinica Dubatolov, Kishida & Wang, 2012
Gampola taleaensis Joshi & Singh, sp. nov., 2016

References

Savela, Markku. "Gampola Moore, 1878". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.