Taxonomic Information
Zurobata Walker, 1866 species known from the Indian subcontinent:
Zurobata intractata (Walker, 1864). India: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh.
Zurobata fissifascia Hampson, 1896. Sri Lanka.
Zurobata reticulata (Moore, 1882). India.
Zurobata rorata Walker, 1866. Indian Subregion, Andamans.
Zurobata vacillans (Walker, 1864). Sri Lanka; India.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Zurobata rorata -
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Similar species:
Zurobata intractata (Walker, 1864). 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
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- 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.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Zurobata rorata Walker, [1866] – . 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/zurobata-rorata, accessed 2025/11/05.