Taxonomic Information
Ziridava Walker [1863] species known from India (Forum Herbulot).
Ziridava khasiensis Prout, 1958. NE India. Previously treated as a subspecies of Ziridava xylinaria Walker, 1863.
Ziridava rubridisca (Hampson, 1891) (Menophra). S. India; Sri Lanka.
Ziridava rufinigra rufinigra (Swinhoe, 1895) (Xiridava). India.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Ziridava khasiensis -
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Meghalaya | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 1 |
- Ziridava xylinaria khasiensis Prout, 1958. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. Vol. 6, pg. 436, Fig. 2. TL: Khasi Hills. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2258809#page/472/mode/1up. Plate at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2258809#page/500/mode/1up
- Barlow, H.S. 1982. An introduction to the moths of S.E. Asia. Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur. Pp. 305Taxonomic note no 84, pg. 247, raises khasiensis to species level.
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/867272-Ziridava-khasiensis
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Ziridava khasiensis Prout, 1958 – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.11. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/ziridava-khasiensis, accessed 2025/11/03.