Taxonomic Information
Manoba Walker, 1863 species known from India.
Manoba adriennae Laszlo, G. Ronkay, Witt, 2010. India: Arunachal Pradesh.
Manoba argentalis (Moore, 1867) (Aglossa). India: Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal, NW Himalayas, Sikkim, North India; Nepal.
Manoba fasciatus (Hampson, 1894) (Rhynchopalpus). India: West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Nagaland, NE Himalaya.
Manoba grisealis (Swinhoe, 1895) (Rhynchopalpus). India: Meghalaya, NE Himalaya.
Manoba lativittata (Moore, 1888) (Roeselia). India: Sikkim, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh.
Manoba melanota (Hampson, 1900) (Nola). India: Sikkim, Assam; Nepal.
Manoba phaeochroa (Hampson, 1900) (Celama). India: Sikkim, West Bengal; Nepal.
Manoba punctilineata (Hampson, 1896) (Nola). India: NE Himalaya; Myanmar.
Manoba tesselata (Hampson, 1896) (Nola). India: West Bengal, Meghalaya, NE Himalaya.
Manoba tristicta (Hampson, 1900) (Nola). India: Sikkim, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh.
Note: Manoba adriennae Laszlo, G. Ronkay, Witt, 2010 is a new record for India.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Similar species:
Manoba tesselata (Hampson, 1896)
- Nola tesselata Hampson, 1896, Fauna Br. India, Moths, 4: 504. TL: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya
- Celama tesselata; Hampson, 1900, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 2: 8, pl. 18, f. 1. Text at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid2brituoft/page/n31/mode/1up?view=theater. Plate at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid13brit/page/n96/mode/2up?view=theater
- Celama marmorea Talbot, 1926, Sarawak Mus. J., 3: 131. Text at https://archive.org/details/sarawakmuseumjou03sara/page/n162/mode/1up?view=theater
- https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-18/nolinae/nolinae_13_2.php
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/775125-Manoba-tesselata
- Joshi, R., Singh, N. and Kuni, N., 2021. A catalogue of Nolidae Bruand, 1846 from India (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). Zootaxa, 5034(1), pp.1-112. Fig. 51.
Diagnosis. The new species is closely related to M. tessellata. The two species have similar forewing pattern, but are easily distinguishable by the following features: the forewing ground colour of M. adriennae is more brownish, the whitish spots are less prominent, the white part of the basal area is shorter and the hindwing is significantly darker than in M. tessellata.
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| Total | 2 |
- Manoba adriennae László, G.M., Ronkay, G. and Witt, T.J., 2010. Contribution to the Nolinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) fauna of North Thailand (Plates 1-11). Esperiana, 15, pp.7-125. Pg. 32, Pl. 4, figs 14-15.
- 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. Pl. 23/20 & 21.
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1338929-Manoba-adriennae
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Manoba adriennae Laszlo, G. Ronkay, Witt, 2010 – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.9. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/manoba-adriennae, accessed 2025/04/30.