Maliattha erecta (Moore, 1881) -

Taxonomic Information

Maliattha Walker, 1863 species known from the Indian subcontinent. 

Maliattha amorpha (Butler, 1886). 
Maliattha arefacta (Butler, 1879). India: West Bengal; Nepal. 
Maliattha baetica (Swinhoe, 1890). Myanmar.
Maliattha bilineata (Hampson, 1898). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Maliattha chionozona (Hampson, 1910). India: Karnataka (Belgaum).
Maliattha erecta (Moore, 1881). Nilgiris.
Maliattha euryzona (Hampson, 1910). India: Karnataka (Belgaum).
Maliattha fervens (Hampson, 1906). India: S. India. 
Maliattha fuliginosa Warren, 1913. India: Maharashtra (Bombay [Mumbai]).
Maliattha fuscimima Warren, 1913. India: Rajasthan.
Maliattha guttifera Warren, 1913. India: Meghalaya.
Maliattha lacteata Warren, 1913. India: Punjab, Uttarakhand.
Maliattha latifasciata (Hampson, 1898). India: Maharashtra (Bombay [Mumbai]).
Maliattha lativitta (Moore, 1881). India: Nilgiris.
Maliattha marginalis (Walker, 1863). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Maliattha orbifera Ronkay & Sohn, 2004. Nepal
Maliattha picata (Butler, 1889). India: Himachal Pradesh (Dharamsala), Uttarakhand.
Maliattha plumbata (Butler, 1889). India: Himachal Pradesh (Dharamsala), Uttarakhand.
Maliattha quadripartita (Walker, 1865). India: N India; Nepal. 
Maliattha ruptifascia (Hampson, 1891). India: Nilgiris.
Maliattha vialis (Moore, 1882). India.A species complex. 
Maliattha tegulata (Butler, 1889). India: Himachal Pradesh (Dharamsala), Uttarakhand.
Maliattha umbrina (Hampson, 1891). India: Nilgiris.
Maliattha signifera (Walker, [1858]). India.
Maliattha separata Walker, 1863. India.
Maliattha plumbitincta Hampson, 1902. Tibet, Nepal.  

Maliattha renalis Moore, 1882. Treated as synonym of Maliattha separata
Maliattha basalis Moore, 1882. Treated as synonym of Maliattha arefacta

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
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Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala21
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
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Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
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  1. Bankia erecta Moore, 1881. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 373; TL: Nilgiris. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30759493#page/475/mode/1up 
  2. Hampson, G. F.. 1898. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalanae in the British Musuem, Vol 10,pg. 586, # 5873, Pl. 166/6. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/61179#page/612/mode/1up. Listed as Eustrotria erecta. 
  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. 308, # 2009 as Hyela erecta.
  4. Seitz, A. (Ed). Macro. Lep. Vol. 11, pg. 280, Pl. 26, row a.
 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Maliattha erecta (Moore, 1881) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.72. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/maliattha-erecta, accessed 2024/03/29.