Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Erebidae > Boletobiinae > Boletobiinae incertae sedis > Zurobata
Zurobata rorata Walker, [1866]
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Zurobata rorata
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meghalaya | ||||||||||||
| All states |
Similiar species:
Zurobata intractata (Walker, 1864), which is extralimital to India.
Capnodes intractata Walker, 1864; J. Proc. Linn. Soc. (Zool.) 7: 188; TL: Borneo, Sarawak. Text at https://archive.org/details/journalofproceed07linn/page/188/mode/1up?view=theater
Zurobata rorata has the FW discal spot completely white as compared to black in intractata. The HW post-medial & submarginal rows of white spots are more regularly & compactly placed in intractata.
Capnodes intractata Walker, 1864; J. Proc. Linn. Soc. (Zool.) 7: 188; TL: Borneo, Sarawak. Text at https://archive.org/details/journalofproceed07linn/page/188/mode/1up?view=theater
Zurobata rorata has the FW discal spot completely white as compared to black in intractata. The HW post-medial & submarginal rows of white spots are more regularly & compactly placed in intractata.
References:
- Zurobata rorata Walker, 1866. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 34: 1276; TL: Borneo, Sarawak. Text at https://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso3334brit#page/1276/mode/1up
- Xanthoptera constellata Snellen, 1880; Tijdschr. Ent. 23 (2): 62; TL: Java. Text at https://archive.org/details/tijdschriftvoore23187980nede/page/62/mode/1up?view=theater
- Mesleta multiguttata Moore, [1885]. Lepid. Ceylon 3 (2): 210, pl. 174, f. 8; TL: Sri Lanka. Text at https://archive.org/stream/lepidopteraofcey03moor#page/210/mode/1up. Plate at https://archive.org/details/lepidopteraofcey03moor/page/n662/mode/1up?view=theater
- Kononenko, V. S. & A. Pinratana. 2013. Moths of Thailand, Volume 3: Noctuoidea Part 2: Addendum to Vol. 3, Part 1, Families Erebidae, Nolidae, Euteliidae, Noctuidae and Checklist. Brothers of St. Gabriel in Thailand, Bangkok. 625 pp. + 55 pls. Pg 80 & Pl. 9/36.
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Anonymous. 2021. Zurobata rorata Walker, [1866]. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 2.61. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/357750/Zurobata-rorata
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