Anoba polyspila (Walker, 1865) -

Taxonomic Information

Anoba Walker, 1858 species known from India
Anoba pectinata (Hampson, 1896) (Baniana). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills), NE Himalaya, S. India; Sri Lanka. 
Anoba noda (Swinhoe, 1899) (Iluza). India: Goa (Karwar). 
Anoba lunifera (Hampson, 1894) (Baniana). India: Odisha (TL: Ganjam). 
Anoba polyspila (Walker, 1865) (Athyrma). India: N. India; Bangladesh.
Anoba sinuata (Fabricius, 1775) (Noctua). India: Maharashtra. 
Anoba tessellata (Moore, 1867) (Athyrma). India: West Bengal. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Anoba polyspila -


Similar species

Anoba pectinata (Hampson, 1896) is close to Anoba polyspila (Walker, 1865), which Hampson (1896) states hardly differs from Anoba pectinata. Anoba pectinata (Hampson, 1896) male has pectinate antennae as shown in FBI, Hampson, Vol. 2, Fig. 289, pg. 514. 

Females of Anoba pectinata and Anoba polyspila are more difficult to separate. 
Online discussions on how to separate these two species are mentioned here:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=986449465210073&set=p.986449465210073&type=3
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35603446 

Anoba rigida (extralimital to India) see Holloway, 2005 (references).
Anoba rigida at https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/anobini/anobini_1_2.php

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
Kerala1
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra2
Manipur
Meghalaya11
Mizoram
Nagaland11
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total111211
Anoba polyspila (Walker, 1865): Dalbergia horrida, Dalbergia ovalis ?(Fabaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
  1. Athyrma polyspila Walker, 1865. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 33: 966; TL: North Hindostan; Silhet. Text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso3334brit/page/966/mode/1up?view=theater
  2. Kononenko, V. S. & A. Pinratana. 2013. Moths of Thailand, Volume 3: Noctuoidea Part 2: Addendum to Vol. 3, Part 1, Families Erebidae, Nolidae, Euteliidae, Noctuidae and Checklist. Brothers of St. Gabriel in Thailand, Bangkok. 625 pp. + 55 pls. Pl. 12/28 as Bessacta polyspila
Note: Numerous individuals of this species were incorrectly identified as Anoba pectinata. This error was corrected and the individuals were moved to the polyspila species page (SS, 7 Dec 2021). 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Anoba polyspila (Walker, 1865) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.80. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/anoba-polyspila, accessed 2024/11/04.