Maliattha quadripartita (Walker, 1865) -

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).
Maliattha plumbata (Butler, 1889). India: Himachal Pradesh (Dharamsala).
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).
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 Pradesh1
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
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Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra1
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand1
West Bengal
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  1. OD: Acontia quadripartita Walker 1865. List of the Specimens of lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 33: 786 (Acontia) (Holotype: India, North Hindustan, NHM (BMNH), London). text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso3334brit/page/786/mode/1up?view=theater
  2. Hampson, G. 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, # 2011 as Hyela quadripartita.
  3. Gurule, S & S. M. Nikam. 2013. The moths (Lepidoptera: Heterocera) of northern Maharashtra: a preliminary checklist. Journal of Threatened Taxa 5(12): 4693–4713; http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o2555.4693-713. Image 226. 
  4. 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. Pl. 36/23-24. Pg. 266. 

 

 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Maliattha quadripartita (Walker, 1865) – . 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-quadripartita, accessed 2024/03/28.