Taxonomic Information
Maxates Moore, [1887] species known from India based on Kirti et al. (2019).
Maxates acutissima (Walker, 1861). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills), West Bengal (Kolkata), Maharashtra (Khandala), Nilgiris, Karnataka, Gujarat.
Maxates adaptaria (Prout, 1933). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Maxates auspicata (Prout, 1917). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Maxates coelataria (Walker, 1861). Sri Lanka; India: Kerala.
Maxates coelataria trychera Prout, 1933. India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills), West Bengal.
Maxates convallata (Warren, 1896). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Maxates dissimulata (Walker, 1861). India.
Maxates dysides Prout, 1922. India: Assam (Tinsukhia).
Maxates fuscifimbria (Prout, 1911). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Maxates fuscipalpa (Walia, 1994). India: Himachal Pradesh (Subathu).
Maxates glaucaria (Walker, 1866). India: North India.
Maxates goniaria (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875). India: Benalia, Kalitunga.
Maxates griseoviridis (Warren, 1893. India: Naga Hills, 5000-7000ft.
Maxates hemitheoides (Prout, 1916). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Maxates immacularia (Fabricius, 1794). India: Tamil Nadu ((Tranquebar, Tharangambadi).
Maxates inaptaria (Walker, [1862]). Bangladesh; India: Sikkim.
Maxates insignipecten (Prout, 1928). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Maxates iridescens (Warren, 1896). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Maxates macariata (Walker, 1863). Bangladesh (Sylhet); India: Assam, Sikkim, Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Maxates mutatilinea (Prout, 1916). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Maxates thetydaria (Guenée, 1857). India: Central India; Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Assam, Uttarakhand; Nepal.
Maxates veninotata (Warren, 1894). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills), Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland.
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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| Meghalaya | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
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| Sikkim | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
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| Uttarakhand | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Total | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Maxates spp.: Aporusa lindleyana, Phyllanthus emblica (Phyllanthaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Maxates spp. - – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.1. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/maxates-spp, accessed 2025/08/17.