Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Nolidae > Risobinae > Risoba
Risoba repugnans (Walker, 1856)
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Risoba repugnans
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Risoba repugnans (Walker, 1856): Melastoma malabathricum (Melastomataceae) (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | ||||||||||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | ||||||||||||
| Karnataka | ||||||||||||
| Maharashtra | ||||||||||||
| Odisha | ||||||||||||
| All states |
Similiar species:
Similar species to Risoba repugnans (Walker, 1856)
Risoba walshae Holloway, 2003 (extralimital)
https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-18/risobinae/risobinae_1_2.php
Risoba Moore, 1881 species known from the Indian subcontinent
Risoba basalis Moore, 1882. India.
Risoba basalis Moore, 1882. India.
Risoba diphteroides Hampson, 1898. Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Risoba diversipennis (Walker, 1858). India (Punjab, Himalayan Region, Meghalaya); Myanmar.
Risoba flavipennis Hampson, 1895. India; Bhuta; Nepal.
Risoba flavipennis Hampson, 1895. India; Bhuta; Nepal.
Risoba obstructa Moore, 1881. India; Sri Lanka.
Risoba obscurivialis Holloway, 2003. India (N.E. Himalaya, West Bengal, Meghalaya).
Risoba prominens Moore,1882. India; Sri Lanka.
Risoba repugnans (Walker, 1856). Indo-Australian tropics.
Risoba variegata (Moore, 1882). West Bengal; Nepal.
Risoba vitellina (Moore, 1882). India (West Bengal, Sikkim); Nepal.
Risoba vialis Moore, 1882. India (Assam, West Bengal, N.E. Himalaya).
Similar species to Risoba repugnans (Walker, 1856)
Risoba walshae Holloway, 2003 (extralimital)
https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-18/risobinae/risobinae_1_2.php
References:
- Thyatira repugnans Walker, 1856. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 9: 9; TL: North India. Ceylon. Text at https://archive.org/stream/listofspecimens09brit#page/9/mode/1up
- Risoba literata Moore, 1881. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1881: 329; TL: Nilgiris. Text at https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofgen81zool/page/329/mode/1up?view=theater
- Moore, F. 1884-7. The Lepidoptera of Ceylon, Vol 3. Vol. 3, pg. 1, Pl. 144/1.
- Chandra, K., Kumar, V., Singh, N., Raha, A., Sanyal, A.K.2019. Assemblages of Lepidoptera in Indian Himalaya through long term monitoring plots. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 1-457 pp. Pl. 140.28. Female.
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/631525-Risoba-repugnans
- https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-18/risobinae/risobinae_1_1.php
Notes: This genus displays sexual dimorphism.
Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Nolidae > Risobinae > Risoba
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Risoba repugnans (Walker, 1856). 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/357998/Risoba-repugnans
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