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Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Nolidae > Westermanniinae > Negeta

Negeta contrariata Walker, 1862

Negeta contrariata

Negeta contrariata
Negeta contrariata
Negeta contrariata
Negeta contrariata
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult moth observations that have been databased:
StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Arunachal Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Uttarakhand
All states
Similiar species:
Negeta Walker, 1862 species known from India and Sri Lanka.
Negeta contrariata Walker, 1862. India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka. Negeta signata is a synonym. 
Negeta olivaria (Warren, 1916). Sikkim. 
Negeta soliera (Swinhoe, 1895). India (Meghalaya); Nepal. Possibly a synonym of Negeta contrariata. 
Negeta straminea (Hampson, 1891). India (Tamil Nadu (Nilgiri district)).
 
References:
  1. Negeta contrariata Walker, 1862. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 24: 1105; TL: Borneo, Sarawak. Text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso2224brit/page/1105/mode/1up?view=theater
  2. Holloway, J. D. 2003. The Moths of Borneo. Part 18. Nolidae. Website accessed June 2015.
  3. Ariolica signata Walker, [1863]. J. Proc. Linn. Soc. (Zool.) 7: 54; TL: Borneo, Sarawak. Text at https://archive.org/details/journalofproceed07linn/page/54/mode/1up?view=theater
  4. Nertobriga reversa Walker, [1863]. J. Proc. Linn. Soc. (Zool.) 7: 75; TL: Sarawak. Text at https://archive.org/details/journalofproceed07linn/page/75/mode/1up?view=theater
  5. Ariolica leucospila Walker, 1865. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 33: 788. text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso3334brit/page/788/mode/1up?view=theater
  6. Doranaga apicalis Moore, [1887]. Lepid. Ceylon 3 (4): 553; TL: Ceylon. text at https://archive.org/details/lepidopteraofcey03moor/page/553/mode/1up?view=theater
  7. http://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Negeta_Contrariata_En
  8. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/chlo/contrariata.html
  9. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/362713-Negeta-contrariata

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Anonymous. 2022. Negeta contrariata Walker, 1862. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 3.30. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/354983/Negeta-contrariata
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