Taxonomic Information
Bertula Walker, [1859] species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Bertula abjudicalis Walker, [1859]. India; Sri Lanka.
Bertula alpheusalis Walker, [1859]. India: E. Himalaya.
Bertula contingens Walker, [1859]. India; Sri Lanka.
Bertula dentilinea (Hampson, 1895). India: Sikkim.
Bertula figurata (Hampson, 1898). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills).
Bertula heteropalpia (Hampson, 1912). India: Tamil Nadu (Chennai).
Bertula imparatalis Walker, [1866]. India.
Bertula impuralis (Hampson, 1898). India: Sikkim, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh.
Bertula jucundalis (Walker, [1866]). India; Sri Lanka.
Bertula latifasciata (Hampson, 1895). India: Sikkim, Meghalaya; Myanmar.
Bertula mimica (Hampson, 1898). India: Sikkim.
Bertula partita Hampson, 1891. India: Nilgiris, Maharashtra.
Bertula prunosa (Moore, [1885]). Sri Lanka.
Bertula restricta (Moore, 1882). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling).
Bertula vialis (Moore, 1882). India: Meghalaya (Cherrapunji).
Bertula waterstradti Holloway, 2008. India: E. Himalaya.
Note:Bertula figurata (Hampson, 1898) is best separated from the extralimital species Bertula incisa (Wileman, 1915) from Taiwan by comparing genitalia; hence this species is provisionally identified.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Similar species: Bertula incisa (Wileman, 1915) (EL)
Bleptina incisa Wileman, 1915. The Entomologist, 48:14. TL: Formosa. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11416766#page/46/mode/1up
http://dearlep.tw/species.html?namecode=346066
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/714925-Bertula-incisa
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- Bleptina figurata Hampson, 1898. Journal of Bombay Natural History Society, 11: 698. TL: Khasi Hills. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30157479#page/838/mode/1up
Page citation
Anonymous 2026. Bertula figurata (Hampson, 1898) – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.1. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/bertula-figurata, accessed 2026/01/14.