Taxonomic Information
Chamaita Walker, 1862 species known from India and Sri Lanka.
Chamaita neuropteroides Hampson, 1894. NE India.
Chamaita nympha (Moore, [1887]). S. India; Sri Lanka.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Goa | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Karnataka | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Kerala | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
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| Total | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
- OD: Homopsyche nympha Moore, [1887]. Lepid. Ceylon 3 (4): 536, pl. 211, f. 11; TL: Sri Lanka. Text at https://archive.org/details/lepidopteraofcey03moor/page/536/mode/1up?view=theater. Plate at https://archive.org/details/lepidopteraofcey03moor/page/n736/mode/1up?view=theater
- Chamaita nympha Moore in Hampson, 1900, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 2: 530, f. 384. Text at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid2brituoft/page/530/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. 126, #1494 & fig 81.
- Kirti, J.S. & N. Singh. 2015. Arctiid Moths of India. Vol. 1, pp 1-205. Nature Books of India, New Delhi. Pg. 108.
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/425990-Chamaita-nympha
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Chamaita nympha (Moore, [1887]) – . 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/chamaita-nympha, accessed 2025/10/28.