Taxonomic Information
Cetola Walker, 1855 species known from India and Sri Lanka.
Cetola dentata Walker, 1855. India: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra.
Cetola rubricosta Hampson, 1907. Sri Lanka.
Note: This species is provisionally identified as the original description is insufficient and not a perfect match to historical illustrations (MOI-pra365).
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| Total | 1 |
- Cetola dentata Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 5: 1016; TL: Nepal. Text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso46brit/page/1016/mode/1up?view=theater
- Ramesa ligniferata Walker, 1865; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 32: 415; TL: North Hindostan. Text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso3132brit/page/415/mode/1up?view=theater
- Hampson, G. F. 1894. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 2. Taylor & Francis, London. Arctiidae, Agrostidae, Noctuidae 609 p - 325 figs. pg. 434.
- Hampson, G. F. 1909, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 8: 183. Text at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid08brituoft/page/183/mode/1up?view=theater
- https://insecta.pro/taxonomy/732301
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Cetola dentata Walker, 1855 – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.11. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/cetola-dentata, accessed 2025/10/28.