Delineatia mesortha (Hampson, 1898) -

Taxonomic Information

Ammatho mesortha (Hampson, 1898) is a synonym (Volynkin et al 2019). 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Delineatia mesortha -


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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
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
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  1. OD: Miltochrista mesortha Hampson, 1898. Journal Bombay Natural History Society. 11(3): 440.
  2. Hampson, 1900. Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 2: 485, pl. 32, fig 31.
  3. Kirti, J.S. & N. Singh. 2016. Arctiid Moths of India. Vol. 2, pp 1-214. Nature Books of India, New Delhi. Pg. 76. 
  4. Joshi, R., Singh, N. and Volynkin, A.V., 2018. New data on the genus Barsine Walker, 1854 from India, with description of a new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini). Zootaxa, 4425(3), pp.456-470.
  5. Volynkin, A.V., Huang, S.Y. and Ivanova, M.S., 2019. An overview of genera and subgenera of the Asura/Miltochrista generic complex (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae). Part 1. Barsine Walker, 1854 sensu lato, Asura Walker, 1854 and related genera, with descriptions of twenty new genera, ten new subgenera and a check list of taxa of the Asura/Miltochrista generic complex. Ecologica Montenegrina, 26, pp.14-92. Pg. 70. 
  6. Singh, N. ,Joshi, R.,Kirti, J. S.,Bisht, S. S., & H. S. Param. 2021. A catalogue of Indian Arctiinae (Erebidae, Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5058 (1): 001–118. 
  7. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/507420

Note: Genus revised from Ammatho mesortha (Hampson, 1898) to Delineatia mesortha (Hampson, 1898) based on Volynkin et al( 2019).

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Delineatia mesortha (Hampson, 1898) – . 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/Delineatia-mesortha, accessed 2024/04/25.