Taxonomic Information
Mellea Gaede, 1922 species known from India.
Mellea taeniata (Warren, 1908). India: Arunachal Pradesh.
Mellea moorei (Warren, 1908). India.
Mellea atristrigulalis (Hampson, 1896). India: Arunachal Pradesh; Bhutan (TL).
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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- Rhodoneura atristrigulalis Hampson, 1896, Fauna Br. India (Moths) 4: 480. TL: Bhutan.
- Gaede, M. 1932. Family Thyrididae, pp. 743-771. In: Seitz, A. (Ed.), The Macrolepidoptera of the World. Volume 10. 847 pp, 104 pls. Stuttgart, Alfred Kernen. pg. 760, Pl. 92e.
- Owada, M., & M. Kobayashi . 2020. Thyrididae, pp. 182-197. In: Kishida, Y. (Ed.), Moths of Laos, Part 1. TINEA Vol. 25 (Supplement 2). Tokyo, The Japan Heterocerists’ Society.pg. 189, Pl. 92/8.
- Sondhi, S., R. P. Singh, U. Pawar & K. Kunte, 2025. Additions to the moth (Lepidoptera) fauna of India from the eastern Himalaya and northeastern region: Part 2. Tropical Lepidoptera Research, 35(1): 1-13. Pg. 2, Figure 1B, Figure 2B, Figure 8B.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Mellea atristrigulalis (Hampson, 1896) – . 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/mellea-atristrigulalis, accessed 2025/11/03.