Prospalta contigua Leech, 1900 -

Taxonomic Information

Prospalta Walker, [1858] species known from India. 
Prospalta contigua Leech, 1900. India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills), Arunachal Pradesh; China (TL). 
Prospalta immatura Warren, 1914. India: Sikkim (TL). 
Prospalta leucospila Walker, [1858]).  India: Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh; Nepal. 
Prospalta ochrisquamata Warren, 1912. India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills: TL). 
Prospalta pallidipennis Warren, 1912. India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills: TL), Nilgiris. 
Prospalta stellata Moore, 1882. India: West Bengal (Darjeeling: TL). 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh2
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
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total2
  1. Prospalta contigua Leech, 1900. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1900 (1): 122; TL: W.China. Text at https://archive.org/details/transactionsofen1900roya/page/122/mode/1up?view=theater
  2. Perigea contigua; Hampson, 1908. Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 7: 314, pl. 115, f. 28. Text at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid71908brit/page/314/mode/1up?view=theater. Plate at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid410brit/page/n281/mode/2up?view=theater.

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Prospalta contigua Leech, 1900 – . 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/Prospalta-contigua, accessed 2024/04/29.