Perizoma albofasciata (Moore, 1888) -

Taxonomic Information

Similiar species:

Perizoma Hübner, 1825 species known from Indian subcontinent (Kirti et al. 2019; Sondhi et al. 2022).. 

 

Perizoma affinis (Moore, 1888). Darjeeling, West Bengal.

Perizoma albidivisa Warren, 1893. Naga hills.

Perizoma albifrons Inoue, 2000. India: Darjeeling, West Bengal; Nepal.

Perizoma albofasciata (Moore, 1888). India: Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim. 

Perizoma antisticta antisticta Prout, 1938. India: Thundiani; Sultanpur.

Perizoma antisticta methemon Prout, 1939. Kashmir (Gulmarg).

Perizoma apicistrigata Warren, 1893. Sikkim.

Perizoma bicolor Warren, 1893. Sikkim about 12000ft.

Perizoma cerva (Hampson, 1902). Sikkim, 2700ft.

Perizoma conjuncta Warren, 1893. India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya; Myanmar. 

Perizoma constricta Warren, 1901. Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh.

Perizoma decorata (Moore, 1888). Darjeeling, West Bengal.

Perizoma fasciata Warren, 1893. Sikkim.

Perizoma fulvimacula fulvimacula (Hampson, 1896). NW Himalayas.

Perizoma hockingii (Butler, 1889). Kangra district, Dharmsala, Himachal Pradesh.

Perizoma interrupta Warren, 1893. Sikkim.

Perizoma lacernigera (Butler, 1889). Kangra district, Dharmsala, Himachal Pradesh. 

Perizoma lacteiguttata Warren, 1893. Sikkim.

Perizoma lucifrons Prout, 1926. India: Sikkim; Myanmar (Upper) Htawgaw.

Perizoma maculata (Moore, 1888). Sikkim. 

Perizoma micropunctum Inoue, 2000. India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.

Perizoma minuta minuta (Butler, 1889). Kangra district, Dharmsala, Himachal Pradesh.

Perizoma minuta latifasciata Warren, 1893. Sikkim.

Perizoma obligatum Inoue, 2000. Nepal; India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.

Perizoma olivacea (Warren, 1893). Sikkim.

Perizoma owadai Inoue, 2000. Sikkim (Thangahing). Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.

Perizoma parvaria (Leech, 1891). Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.

Perizoma peculiar Inoue, 2000. Darjeeling, West Bengal.

Perizoma plumbeata (Moore, 1888). India: Uttarakhand, Darjeeling, West Bengal.

Perizoma quadrinotata Warren, 1896. Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, Darjeeling, West Bengal. 

Perizoma rectifasciata (Hampson, 1902). Sikkim.

Perizoma schistacea (Moore, 1888). West Bengal. 

Perizoma seriata (Moore, 1888). Darjeeling, West Bengal.

Perizoma tenuifascia Warren, 1896. Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.

Perizoma triplagiata Warren, 1896. Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.

Perizoma variabilis variabilis Warren, 1893. Sikkim, Tonglo.

Perizoma variabilis condignata Prout, 1938. Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh.
 

Extralimital (unconfirmed records)

Perizoma herrichiata (Snellen, 1874)

Perizoma mordax Prout, 1939. Mount Everest.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Perizoma albofasciata -

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
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  1. OD: Cidaria albofasciata Moore, 1,888. Lep. Atk. : 277; C & S no. 3839.
  2. Hampson, G. F. 1895. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.3. Taylor & Francis, London. Noctuidae (cont.) to Geometridae 546 p - 226 figs. Pg. 374, # 3706 as Larentia albofasciata. Dist: Dharamsala, Sikkim. 
  3. Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1994. Moths of Nepal. Part 3. TINEA. Vol. 14 (Supplement 1). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo. Pl. 69/10. 
  4. Sanyal, A.K. 2015. Diversity and distribution of moth assemblages along an altitudinal gradient in Gangotri landscape (Doctoral dissertation, Saurashtra University, India).
  5. Sanyal, A. K. , P. Dey, V. P. Uniyal, K. Chandra & A. Raha. 2017. Geometridae Stephens, 1829 from different altitudes in Western Himalayan Protected Areas of Uttarakhand, India (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). SHILAP Revta. lepid., 45 (177) marzo 2017: 143-163

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Perizoma albofasciata (Moore, 1888) – . 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/perizoma-albofasciata, accessed 2025/04/30.