Tatobotys biannulalis (Walker, [1866]) -

Taxonomic Information

Tatobotys Butler, 1880 species known from Indian subcontinent. 
Tatobotys biannulalis (Walker, [1866]). India:  Assam, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa. 
Tatobotys janapalis (Walker, 1859). India: West Bengal; Myanmar; Sri Lanka (TL).  

 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Similar species: Tatobotys janapalis (Walker, 1859) has more rounded discocellular spot. See image at http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/spil/janapalis.html
http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=329116
Moths of Japan Vol 2, Pl 38/39-40

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam1
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa1
Gujarat1
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka11
Kerala1111221
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra1
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga12
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total1111132431

Tatobotys biannulalis (Walker, [1866]): Oryza sativa (Poaceae), Ipomoea batatas (Convolvulaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).

  1. OD: Botys biannulalis Walker, [1866]. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 34: 1439.
  2. Inoue, H., S. Sugi, H. Kuroko, S. Moriuti & A. Kawabe. 1982. Moths of Japan. Vol. 2. Plates and Synonymic Catalogue. Pl. 38/41. 
  3. http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=20155
  4. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/243789-Tatobotys-biannulalis
  5. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/spil/biannulalis.html [accessed 19 March 2018]

 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Tatobotys biannulalis (Walker, [1866]) – . 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/tatobotys-biannulalis, accessed 2024/04/19.