Acolutha pulchella (Hampson, 1891) -

Taxonomic Information

Acolutha Warren, 1894 species known from India. 
Acolutha pulchella (Hampson, 1891) (Hyria). India: Nilgiris (TL). 
Acolutha pictaria (Moore, 1888) (Emmelesia). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling: TL). 
Acolutha bicristipennis Prout, 1931. India: South Andamans.
Acolutha flavipictaria Prout, 1922.India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Acolutha pulchella -


StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh1
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
Meghalaya1
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal1
Total21
  1. OD: Hyria pulchella Hampson, 1891. Ill. Het. 8: 124, Pl. 153/24. 
  2. Hampson, G. F. 1895. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.3. Taylor & Francis, London. Noctuidae (cont.) to Geometridae, pg 420, # 3844 as Cambogia pulchella. 
  3. Seitz, A. (Ed.). 1914. Macro. Lep. World, Vol. 4, pg. 273, Pl. 13m as Cambogia pulchella

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Acolutha pulchella (Hampson, 1891) – . 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://moths.ncbs.res.in/acolutha-pulchella, accessed 2024/04/16.