Achyra coelatalis (Walker, 1859) - Graded Brown Pearl

Taxonomic Information

Achyra Guenée, 1849 species known from India.
Achyra nudalis (Hübner, [1796]). S. India. 
Achyra coelatalis (Walker, 1859). India: S. India; Sri Lanka. 
Achyra massalis (Walker, 1859). India: NW Himalaya, Maharashtra (Pune), West Bengal (Kolkatta), Kerala; Sri Lanka (Singh et al 2022). 
Provisionally identified as Achyra coelatalis (Walker, 1859). Separating massalis and coelatalis based on images is difficult. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh1
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
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  1. Dosara coelatalis Walker, 1859. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum pg. 829; pl. 172, fig. 22. TL: Sri Lanka. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120012#page/43/mode/1up
  2. https://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Achyra_coelatalis
  3. https://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=451100
  4. https://www.afromoths.net/species/show/13585
  5. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/428909-Achyra-coelatalis
  6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achyra_coelatalis
     

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Achyra coelatalis (Walker, 1859) – Graded Brown Pearl. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.74. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://moths.ncbs.res.in/Achyra-coelatalis, accessed 2024/05/09.