Balataea zebraica (Butler, 1876) -

Taxonomic Information

Balataea Walker, 1865 species known from the Himalaya. 
Balataea postvitta (Moore, 1879)
Balataea walkeri (Moore, 1859)
Balataea walkeri nigrescens (Butler, 1876)
Balataea zebraica (Butler, 1876) 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Balataea zebraica -


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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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Balataea zebraica (Butler, 1876): Oryza sativa (Poaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).

  1. OD: Artona zebraica Butler, 1876; J. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. 12 (60-62): 356; TL: Almorah, Massuri, N.India. Text at http://archive.org/stream/journaloflinnean121876linn#page/356/mode/1up [accessed 09 February 2018]
  2. Hampson, G. F. [1893]. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 1. Taylor & Francis, London. Pp. xxiii + 527. Saturniidae to Hypsidae 527 p - 333 fig. Pg 235, # 485.
  3. Seitz 10-08, row b as nigrescens. Artona nigrescens is junior synonym of Artona zebraica vide Hampson.

 

 

 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Balataea zebraica (Butler, 1876) – . 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/balataea-zebraica, accessed 2024/04/25.