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Agathia lycaenaria (Kollar, 1848)
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Agathia lycaenaria
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Agathia lycaenaria (Kollar, 1848) - Carissa spinarum, Holarrhena pubescens, Marsdenia sp., Nerium oleander, Tabernaemontana divaricata, Tabernaemontana alternifolia, Trachelospermum sp. (Apocynaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult moth observations that have been databased:
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arunachal Pradesh | ||||||||||||
| Assam | ||||||||||||
| Meghalaya | ||||||||||||
| Odisha | ||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | ||||||||||||
| All states |
Similiar species:
List of Agathia known from India based on Kirti et al. (2019).
Agathia angustilimes Prout, 1926. India: Pusa, Bihar.
Agathia arcuata Moore, 1868. India: Bengal.
Agathia beata Butler, 1880. India: Sikkim, Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Agathia carissima prasina Swinhoe, 1893. India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Agathia codina Swinhoe, 1892. India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Agathia conviridaria (Hübner, 1823).
Agathia diversiformis Warren, 1894. India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Agathia gaudens Prout, 1932. India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Agathia gemma Swinhoe, 1892. India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Agathia gigantea Butler, 1880. India: Indian Himalaya.
Agathia hemithearia Guenée, 1857. India: Central India.
Agathia hilarata Guenée, [1858]. India: Central India.
Agathia incudaria antitheta Prout, 1932. India: Sikkim, 1300-2000ft.
Agathia lactala Herbulot, 1977. India: Andaman.
Agathia laetata (Fabricius, 1794). India: Andaman Island, Cherrapunji, Meghalaya.
Agathia laetata andamanensis Prout, 1932.
Agathia laetata isogyna Prout, 1916.
Agathia laqueifera Prout, 1912. India: Upper Assam, Digboi.
Agathia lycaenaria (Kollar, 1844). India: Himalayas, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.
Agathia lycaenaria impar Prout, 1916. India: South India, Belgaum, Karnataka, Travancore, Kerala.
Agathia magnifica Moore, 1879. Sri Lanka; India: Indian Himalaya.
Agathia microlaetata Goyal, Kirti & Saxena, 2018. India: Jog falls, Karnataka.
Agathia quinaria Moore, 1868. India: Bengal.
Agathia solaria Swinhoe, 1905. India: NE Himalaya.
Agathia visenda Butler, 1880. India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Agathia visenda gaudens Prout, 1932.
Agathia angustilimes Prout, 1926. India: Pusa, Bihar.
Agathia arcuata Moore, 1868. India: Bengal.
Agathia beata Butler, 1880. India: Sikkim, Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Agathia carissima prasina Swinhoe, 1893. India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Agathia codina Swinhoe, 1892. India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Agathia conviridaria (Hübner, 1823).
Agathia diversiformis Warren, 1894. India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Agathia gaudens Prout, 1932. India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Agathia gemma Swinhoe, 1892. India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Agathia gigantea Butler, 1880. India: Indian Himalaya.
Agathia hemithearia Guenée, 1857. India: Central India.
Agathia hilarata Guenée, [1858]. India: Central India.
Agathia incudaria antitheta Prout, 1932. India: Sikkim, 1300-2000ft.
Agathia lactala Herbulot, 1977. India: Andaman.
Agathia laetata (Fabricius, 1794). India: Andaman Island, Cherrapunji, Meghalaya.
Agathia laetata andamanensis Prout, 1932.
Agathia laetata isogyna Prout, 1916.
Agathia laqueifera Prout, 1912. India: Upper Assam, Digboi.
Agathia lycaenaria (Kollar, 1844). India: Himalayas, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.
Agathia lycaenaria impar Prout, 1916. India: South India, Belgaum, Karnataka, Travancore, Kerala.
Agathia magnifica Moore, 1879. Sri Lanka; India: Indian Himalaya.
Agathia microlaetata Goyal, Kirti & Saxena, 2018. India: Jog falls, Karnataka.
Agathia quinaria Moore, 1868. India: Bengal.
Agathia solaria Swinhoe, 1905. India: NE Himalaya.
Agathia visenda Butler, 1880. India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Agathia visenda gaudens Prout, 1932.
References:
- Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1993. Moths of Nepal. Part 2. TINEA. Vol. 13 (Supplement 3). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo. Pl. 59/4.
- Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1995. Moths of Nepal. Part 4. TINEA. Vol. 14 (Supplement 2). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo. Pl. 97/6.
- Hampson, G. 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. 485, # 4044.
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Anonymous. 2022. Agathia lycaenaria (Kollar, 1848). 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/356354/Agathia-lycaenaria
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