Britha spp. Walker, [1866] -

Taxonomic Information

Britha Walker, [1866] species known from India.
Britha biguttata Walker, [1866]. India; Myanmar; Sri Lanka. 
Britha pactalis (Walker, [1859]). India; Sri Lanka. 
Britha bilineata (Wileman, 1915). India: Tamil Nadu (Travancore: TL); Sri Lanka. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

  1. OD: Britha biguttata Walker, [1866]. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 34: 1147; TL: Queensland, Moreton Bay. Text at https://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso3334brit#page/1147/mode/1up
  2. Hampson, G. F. 1895. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.3. Taylor & Francis, London. Noctuidae (cont.) to Geometridae 546 p - 226 figs. pg 94, #2990. 
  3. Herminia ? incertalis Walker, [1866]. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 34: 1518; TL: Java. Text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso3334brit/page/1518/mode/1up?view=theater
  4. Hypena colabalis Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874. Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 120, f. 29; TL: Amboina. Plate at https://archive.org/details/umdieerdeindenja03akad?view=theater#page/n316/mode/1up
  5. Rhynchina ides Bethune-Baker, 1908; Novit. Zool. 15: 229; TL: British New Guinea, Aroa River. Text at https://archive.org/details/novitateszoologi15lond/page/229/mode/1up?view=theater
  6. Kendrick, R. 2002. Moths (insecta : lepidoptera) of Hong Kong. Plate 33/9. 
  7. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/545351-Britha-biguttata
  8. http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=282971
  9. https://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Britha_Biguttata_En
  10. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/hypn/biguttata.html
 Note: Britha biguttata female and Britha pactalis are doubtfully separated from images alone.Britha biguttata Walker, [1866] is much darker, while pactalis is much paler. Male biguttata has traces of the longitudinal pale patch at one third from the dorsum in the centre of the wing that characterises biguttata. Male biguttata has pectinnate antennae, while female lacks pectinations. 
StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh411
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat1
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka1
Kerala12
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh1
Maharashtra1
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga1
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total112424

Note: Britha biguttata Walker, [1866] males are easily identified as biguttata male has traces of the longitudinal pale patch at one third from the dorsum in the centre of the wing. Male biguttata has pectinnate antennae, while female lacks pectinations. Given that no male of biguttata has been recorded on MOI so far, we believe that all the females on this page are likely to be pactalis but can be either biguttata or pactalis, but this is difficult to ascertain with certainty. Hence this page, which was earlier listed as Britha biguttata Walker, [1866] is now changed to Britha spp.

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Britha spp. Walker, [1866] – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.72. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/britha-spp., accessed 2024/03/29.