Perizoma schistacea (Moore, 1888) -

Taxonomic Information

Similiar species:

Perizoma Hübner, 1825 species known from Indian subcontinent (Kirti et al. 2019; Sondhi et al. 2022).. 

 

Perizoma affinis (Moore, 1888). Darjeeling, West Bengal.

Perizoma albidivisa Warren, 1893. Naga hills.

Perizoma albifrons Inoue, 2000. India: Darjeeling, West Bengal; Nepal.

Perizoma albofasciata (Moore, 1888). India: Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim. 

Perizoma antisticta antisticta Prout, 1938. India: Thundiani; Sultanpur.

Perizoma antisticta methemon Prout, 1939. Kashmir (Gulmarg).

Perizoma apicistrigata Warren, 1893. Sikkim.

Perizoma bicolor Warren, 1893. Sikkim about 12000ft.

Perizoma cerva (Hampson, 1902). Sikkim, 2700ft.

Perizoma conjuncta Warren, 1893. India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya; Myanmar. 

Perizoma constricta Warren, 1901. Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh.

Perizoma decorata (Moore, 1888). Darjeeling, West Bengal.

Perizoma fasciata Warren, 1893. Sikkim.

Perizoma fulvimacula fulvimacula (Hampson, 1896). NW Himalayas.

Perizoma hockingii (Butler, 1889). Kangra district, Dharmsala, Himachal Pradesh.

Perizoma interrupta Warren, 1893. Sikkim.

Perizoma lacernigera (Butler, 1889). Kangra district, Dharmsala, Himachal Pradesh. 

Perizoma lacteiguttata Warren, 1893. Sikkim.

Perizoma lucifrons Prout, 1926. India: Sikkim; Myanmar (Upper) Htawgaw.

Perizoma maculata (Moore, 1888). Sikkim. 

Perizoma micropunctum Inoue, 2000. India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.

Perizoma minuta minuta (Butler, 1889). Kangra district, Dharmsala, Himachal Pradesh.

Perizoma minuta latifasciata Warren, 1893. Sikkim.

Perizoma obligatum Inoue, 2000. Nepal; India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.

Perizoma olivacea (Warren, 1893). Sikkim.

Perizoma owadai Inoue, 2000. Sikkim (Thangahing). Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.

Perizoma parvaria (Leech, 1891). Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.

Perizoma peculiar Inoue, 2000. Darjeeling, West Bengal.

Perizoma plumbeata (Moore, 1888). India: Uttarakhand, Darjeeling, West Bengal.

Perizoma quadrinotata Warren, 1896. Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, Darjeeling, West Bengal. 

Perizoma rectifasciata (Hampson, 1902). Sikkim.

Perizoma schistacea (Moore, 1888). West Bengal. 

Perizoma seriata (Moore, 1888). Darjeeling, West Bengal.

Perizoma tenuifascia Warren, 1896. Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.

Perizoma triplagiata Warren, 1896. Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.

Perizoma variabilis variabilis Warren, 1893. Sikkim, Tonglo.

Perizoma variabilis condignata Prout, 1938. Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh.
 

Extralimital (unconfirmed records)

Perizoma herrichiata (Snellen, 1874)

Perizoma mordax Prout, 1939. Mount Everest. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Perizoma schistacea -

MOI-pqc126 bv920
StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga1
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal1
Total11
  1. OD: Anticlea schistacea Moore, 1888. Descriptions of new Indian lepidopterous insects from the collection of the late Mr. W.S. Atkinson, pg 273.
  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 376, # 3718 as Larentia schistacea. 
  3. Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1994. Moths of Nepal. Part 3. TINEA. Vol. 14 (Supplement 1). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo.Pl. 69/8 
  4. http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=676483 [accessed 08 April 2020].

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Perizoma schistacea (Moore, 1888) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.74. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/perizoma-schistacea, accessed 2024/10/05.