Cetola dentata Walker, 1855 -

Taxonomic Information

Cetola Walker, 1855 species known from India and Sri Lanka. 
Cetola dentata Walker, 1855. India: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra. 
Cetola rubricosta Hampson, 1907. Sri Lanka. 

Note: This species is provisionally identified as the original description is insufficient and not a perfect match to historical illustrations (MOI-pra365). 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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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 UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra1
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
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  1. Cetola dentata Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 5: 1016; TL: Nepal. Text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso46brit/page/1016/mode/1up?view=theater
  2. Ramesa ligniferata Walker, 1865; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 32: 415; TL: North Hindostan. Text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso3132brit/page/415/mode/1up?view=theater
  3. Hampson, G. F. 1894. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 2. Taylor & Francis, London. Arctiidae, Agrostidae, Noctuidae 609 p - 325 figs. pg. 434. 
  4. Hampson, G. F. 1909, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 8: 183. Text at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid08brituoft/page/183/mode/1up?view=theater
  5. https://insecta.pro/taxonomy/732301

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Cetola dentata Walker, 1855 – . 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/cetola-dentata, accessed 2025/10/28.