Taxonomic Information
Avatha Walker, [1858] species known from India.
Avatha leksawasdi Kočak & Kemal, 2006. India: Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Maharashtra.
Avatha chinensis (Warren, 1913). N. India?
Avatha complens (Walker, 1858). NE India, Andaman Is.
Avatha discolor (Fabricius, 1794). Indo-Australian tropics.
Avatha garthei (Kobes, 1989). NE India.
Avatha heterographa (Hampson, 1912). Nepal; Myanmar.
Avatha noctuoides (Guenée, 1852). India, Andaman Is.; Myanmar.
Avatha pulchrior Holloway, 2005. India: Andaman Is..
Avatha pulcherrima Butler, 1892. India: Andaman Is..
Avatha uloptera (Prout, 1925). NE India.
Avatha leksawasdi Kočak & Kemal, 2006 is the replacement name for Avatha bubo (Geyer, 1832) (Kononenko, V. S. & A. Pinratana. 2013: pg. 114).
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Karnataka | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Total | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
- OD: Athyrma bubo Geyer, 1832. Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 4: 13, pl. [110].
- Kononenko, V. S. & A. Pinratana. 2005. Moths of Thailand, Volume 3: Noctuidae. An Illustrated Catalogue of the Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) in Thailand: Part 1: Herminiinae, Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Catocalinae, Aganainae, Euteliinae, Stictopterinae, Plusiinae, Pantheinae, Acronictinae and Agaristinae. Brothers of St. Gabriel in Thailand, Bangkok. 261 pp. + 45 pls. Pl. 18/7-8.
- Sondhi, Y., S. Sondhi, S. R. Pathour, & K. Kunte. 2018. Moth diversity (Lepidoptera: Heterocera) of Shendurney and Ponmudi in Agastyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Kerala, India, with notes on new records. Tropical Lepidoptera Research, 28(2). Image 91.
- Gurule, S.A. and Brookes, R.D. 2021. A preliminary study of moths (Insecta: Lepidoptera) of Goa University Campus, Goa. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 121(1), pp.101-116. Pl. 6/138.
- 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. Brothers of St. Gabriel in Thailand, Bangkok. 625 pp. + 55 pls. Pg. 114.
- https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/serrodes/serrodes_2_6.php
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/355559-Avatha-bubo
- http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Digital_Moths_of_Asia/90_NOCTUOIDEA/02_EREBIDAE/15_EREBINAE/019_Avatha/Avatha%20bubo/Avatha%20bubo.htm
Note: Avatha leksawasdi Kočak & Kemal, 2006 is the replacement name for Avatha bubo (Geyer, 1832) (Kononenko, V. S. & A. Pinratana. 2013: pg. 114). Taxon update on 11 Oct. 2024 by SS).
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Avatha leksawasdi Kočak & Kemal, 2006 – . 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/avatha-leksawasdi, accessed 2025/11/01.