Digama marchalii (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) -

Taxonomic Information

Digama Moore, [1860] species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Digama burmana Hampson, [1893]. Myanmar. 
Digama marchalii (Guérin-Méneville, 1843). India (Maharshtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala).
Digama fasciata Butler, 1877. India: Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu. 
Digama hearseyana Moore, 1858. India: Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand. 
Digama insulana Felder, 1868. India: Uttarakhand (TL: Bhimtal), "Nilgiris", Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal; Sri Lanka. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa3
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka1
Kerala11
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra331511742554
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total331511782655

Digama marchalii (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) : Carissa carandas (Apocynaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).

  1. Hampson, G. F. [1893]. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 1. Taylor & Francis, London. Pp. xxiii + 527. Saturniidae to Hypsidae pg. 505, # 1158 as Digama marchali
  2. Zwier, J. Aganainae (Snouted tigers). http://www.aganaidae.nl/main_detail.asp?Id=130 Sommeria marchalii figurata Moore 1878 [accessed 15 Sep 2016]
  3. Zwier, J. Aganainae (Snouted tigers). http://www.aganaidae.nl/main_detail.asp?Id=129 Sommeria marchalii marchalii  Guerin, 1843 [accessed 15 Sep 2016]

Reverted back to genus as Digama from Sommeria on 14 July 2021 based on http://www.aganainae.nl. [accessed 14 July 2021] [accessed 14 July 2021]

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Digama marchalii (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) – . 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/digama-marchalii, accessed 2024/03/28.