Paralebeda plagifera (Walker, 1855) -

Taxonomic Information

Paralebeda lucifuga (Swinhoe, 1892) and Paralebeda crinodes (Felder, 1868) are extralimital species. 

Paralebeda plagifera: inner border of medial loop smooth without projections or spots. P. crinodes: lighter than other congeners, medial loop smooth, males lack dark brown zone. Presence of an external line and silver-blue dusting.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Paralebeda plagifera -


StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh51
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh1
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya21
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim1
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand2
West Bengal1
Total2264

Paralebeda plagifera (Walker, 1855): Alseodaphne semecarpifolia (Lauraceae), Maesa chisia (Primulaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).

  1. Wikipedia contributors. Paralebeda plagifera [Internet]. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia; 2016 Aug 29, 10:14 UTC [cited 2016 Aug 29]. Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paralebeda_plagifera&oldid=736711731.
  2. Zolotuhin, V.V. & Pinratana, A. 2005. Moths of Thailand, Volume 4: Lasiocampidae, pl 12, pg 83

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Paralebeda plagifera (Walker, 1855) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.73. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/paralebeda-plagifera, accessed 2024/04/19.