Taxonomic Information
Racotis Moore, 1887 species known from India.
Racotis boarmiaria (Guenée, [1858]). N. India.
Racotis discistigmaria (Hampson, 1902). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Racotis inconclusa (Walker, 1860). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Racotis keralaria Sato, 2004. S. India.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| Total | 2 | 1 |
- Sato, R., 2004. Taxonomic notes on Racotis boarmiaria (Guenée) (Geometridae, Ennominae) and its allies from the Indo-Malayan region, with descriptions of four new species. Tinea 18 (2): 130-139. Pg. 138, Fig. 25-27.
- Iyer, G., D. Stüning & S. Sondhi. 2021. An inventory of geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea: Geometridae) of Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 13(13): 19887–19920.Image 184.
- https://www.naro.affrc.go.jp/org/niaes/type/dblepi/042_r_keralaria.html
Notes: This genus consists of numerous similar-looking congeners, that are best separated by examining genitalia. Sato (2004) broadly grouped them into the "inconclusa complex" and the "boarmiaria complex".
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Racotis keralaria Sato, 2004 – . 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/racotis-keralaria, accessed 2025/11/12.