Taxonomic Information
Corgatha Walker, [1859] species known from Indian subcontinent.
Corgatha atrimargo Hampson, 1910. India: Kerala, Karnataka, Meghalaya. No previous published records from India.
Corgatha albivertex Hampson, 1907. Sri Lanka.
Corgatha albicinctalis (Walker, [1866]). India: Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya.
Corgatha atrifalcis Hampson, 1907. Sri Lanka.
Corgatha argenticosta Hampson, 1910. Bhutan.
Corgatha argentisparsa (Hampson, 1895). India: Himachal Pradesh.
Corgatha costinotalis (Moore, 1867). India: Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling); Nepal.
Corgatha costipicta Hampson, 1895. India: Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim; Nepal.
Corgatha dictaria (Moore, 1861). India: Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Tripura, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra.
Corgatha diplochorda Hampson, 1907. India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Corgatha griseicosta Holloway, 1976. Myanmar.
Corgatha melanistis Hampson, 1910. Myanmar.
Corgatha minor Moore, [1885]. Sri Lanka.
Corgatha nigripalpis (Walker, 1864). Sri Lanka; Borneo.
Corgatha oblataria (Walker, 1861). Sri Lanka.
Corgatha rubra (Hampson, 1891). India: Nilgiris, Karnataka, Kerala.
Corgatha semipardata (Walker, 1862). Nepal.
Corgatha trichogyia Hampson, 1907. Sri Lanka.
Corgatha zonalis Walker, [1859]. India: S. India; Sri Lanka.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Similar species (with white band on head): Corgatha argenticosta Hampson, 1910
Corgatha argenticosta Hampson, 1910. Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10. Pg. 310, Plate 157/9. TL: Bhutan. Text at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid10brituoft/page/310/mode/1up. Plate at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid410brit/page/n481/mode/2up
Forewing with costa not white; head with white bar between the antennae.
Corgatha rubra: forewing with postmedial line oblique from below costa to inner margin
Corgatha argenticosta: forewing with postmedial line excurved from below costa v.4, then incurved.
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| Total | 1 | 1 |
- Mestleta rubra Hampson, 1891; Ill. Het. Brit. Mus. 22, 92, pl. 147, f. 16; TL: Nilgiri district.
- Hampson, G. F. 1894. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 2. Taylor & Francis, London. Arctiidae, Agrostidae, Noctuidae 609 p - 325 figs. pg. 347.
- Corgatha rubra; Hampson, 1910. Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10. Pg. 310. Text at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid10brituoft/page/310/mode/1up
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/981848-Corgatha-rubra
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Corgatha rubra (Hampson, 1891) – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/corgatha-rubra, accessed 2025/11/18.