Taxonomic Information
Attatha Moore, 1878 species known from India.
Attatha regalis (Moore, 1872). India: Arunachal Pradesh, parts of S. & W. India; Nepal; Sri Lanka.
Attatha ino (Drury, 1782). S. India; Sri Lanka.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Attatha ino differs from Attatha regalis vide Hampson as under
-oblique band of the forewing being quadrate from costa to median nevure in Attatha ino, where its outer edge is angled.
-apical triangular patch is wider in Attatha regalis so as to extend close to the post-medial and the margin. The opposite is mentioned in Hampson.
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| Total | 1 | 5 |
Attatha regalis (Moore, 1872): Ficus arnottiana, Ficus semicordata, Ficus benghalensis, Streblus sp. (Moraceae), Sterculia villosa (Malvaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
- OD: Hypercompa regalis Moore, 1872. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1872 (2): 575, pl. 33, f. 7; TL: N. India. Text at http://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofgen72zool#page/575/mode/1up. [accessed 24 February 2018]
- http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=194307
- 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. Pg. 131, Pl. 17/16.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Attatha regalis (Moore, 1872) – . 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/attatha-regalis, accessed 2025/11/03.