Xestia sherpa (Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998) -

Taxonomic Information

Xestia sherpa (Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998). India: Uttarakhand (Lapthal). First record for India. 

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  1. Raddea sherpa Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998; Tinea 15 (suppl. 1): 140, pl. 145, f. 10; TL: Nepal,
  2. Raddea sherpa Hreblay & Ronkay, 1999 Neue trifide Noctuidae aus dem himalayanischen Raum und der südostasiatischen Region (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Esperiana 7 : 485-620, pl. 14-21. 
  3. Raddea sherpa; Bálint, Z., Gubányi, A. and Katona, G., 2014. The Owlet Moths of Márton Hreblay,(1963-2000): A Life for Noctuidae: Names, Specimens and Types. Hungarian Natural History Museum. Pg. 156, Fig. 290. 
  4. Kononenko, V.S., Volynkin, A.V. and Matov, A.Y., 2012. A revision of the Xestia (Radddea) alexis (Kozhanchikov, 1928) species-group with a checklist of subgenus Raddea Alphéraky, 1892 and description of brachipterous females (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae). Zootaxa, 3590(1), pp.51-62. Pg. 53. 

Page citation

Ramnarayan, K. 2026. Xestia sherpa (Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998) – . 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/xestia-sherpa, accessed 2026/03/19.