Bertula partita (Hampson, 1891) -

Taxonomic Information

Bertula Walker, [1859] species known from the Indian subcontinent. 
Bertula abjudicalis Walker, [1859]. India; Sri Lanka.
Bertula alpheusalis Walker, [1859]. India: E. Himalaya. 
Bertula contingens Walker, [1859]. India; Sri Lanka. 
Bertula dentilinea (Hampson, 1895). India: Sikkim. 
Bertula figurata (Hampson, 1898). India: Meghalaya.
Bertula heteropalpia (Hampson, 1912). India: Tamil Nadu (Chennai). 
Bertula imparatalis Walker, [1866]. India.
Bertula impuralis (Hampson, 1898). India: Sikkim, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh.
Bertula jucundalis (Walker, [1866]). India; Sri Lanka.
Bertula latifasciata (Hampson, 1895). India: Sikkim, Meghalaya; Myanmar.
Bertula mimica (Hampson, 1898). India: Sikkim. 
Bertula partita Hampson, 1891. India: Nilgiris, Maharashtra. 
Bertula prunosa (Moore, [1885]). Sri Lanka.
Bertula restricta (Moore, 1882). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling).
Bertula vialis (Moore, 1882). India: Meghalaya (Cherrapunji).
Bertula waterstradti Holloway, 2008. India: E. Himalaya. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Similar species: Bertula insignifica Rothschild, 1920 (extralimital)
Bertula insignifica Rothschild, 1920, J. fed. Malay St. Mus., 8: 126.
https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-17/herminiinae/herminiinae_1_25.php

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  1. Bertula partita Hampson, 1891; Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 8: 25, 99, pl. 148, f. 13; TL: Nilgiri distr., W. slopes. Text at https://archive.org/details/illustrationsoft08brituoft/page/99/mode/1up?view=theater. Plate at https://archive.org/details/illustrationsoft08brituoft/page/n172/mode/1up?view=theater
  2. Bertula leucopis Hampson, 1925; Two new genera and a new species of oriental Hypeninæ (Noctuidæ). Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 15 (87): 410; TL: China, Ichang
  3. https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-17/herminiinae/herminiinae_1_26.php
  4. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/498295-Bertula-partita

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Bertula partita (Hampson, 1891) – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.1. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/bertula-partita, accessed 2025/08/16.