Pseudoadites frigida (Walker, 1854) -

Taxonomic Information

Adites impilia Černý, 2009 has a brown spot on hindwing, which frigida lacks. Adites paraimpilia N. Singh, Kirti & Kaleka, 2016 is another similar species. Kirti & Singh, 2016 proposed a new genus, Pseudoadites, to place Adites frigida. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh1411
Assam2
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Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
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Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya2
Mizoram
Nagaland1
Odisha
Paschimbanga1
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Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand1
West Bengal
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  1. Cerny, K. & A. Pinratana. 2009. Moths of Thailand, Vol. 6, Arctiidae. 283 pp, pg 95, # 191
  2. Holloway, J. D. 2001. The Moths of Borneo. Part 7. Arctiidae: Lithosiinae. http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-7/nudariini/nudariini_6_14.php [accessed 25 August 2015]
  3. jpmoth.org. Digital Moths of Asia. http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Digital_Moths_of_Asia/90_NOCTUOIDEA/02_EREBIDAE/02_ARCTIINAE/04_Lithosiinae/26_Adites/Adites%20frigida/Adites%20frigida.htm [accessed 25 August 2015]

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Pseudoadites frigida (Walker, 1854) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.73. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/pseudoadites-frigida, accessed 2024/04/23.