Laspeyria olivata (Hampson, 1902) -

Taxonomic Information

Laspeyria Germar, 1810 species known from the Indian subcontinent.

Laspeyria castaneiceps (Hampson, 1896) (Corgatha). Sri Lanka (TL).

Laspeyria excisa (Hampson, 1894). (Corgatha). India: Manipur (TL). 

Laspeyria olivata (Hampson, 1902). (Corgatha). India: Sikkim (TL), Assam. 

Laspeyria ruficeps (Walker, 1864) (Thermesia). India: Maharashtra, West Bengal, Karnataka; Sarawak, Borneo (TL). 

Laspeyria viridicincta (Hampson, 1898) (Zethes). India: Maharashtra, West Bengal, Karnataka, Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills). 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Laspeyria olivata -


StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh1
Assam1
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
Total11
  1. OD: Corgatha olivata Hampson, 1902. The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 14: 208. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/95311#page/264/mode/1up 
  2. Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1995. Moths of Nepal. Part 4. TINEA. Vol. 14 (Supplement 2). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo.Pl. 114/11 as Corgatha olivata.
  3. 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. Pl. 9/14-15.
  4. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1224509-Laspeyria-olivata 
  5. https://www.flickr.com/photos/s-shen_chih/27295388462/ As Sophta olivata

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Laspeyria olivata (Hampson, 1902) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.72. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://moths.ncbs.res.in/laspeyria-olivata, accessed 2024/03/28.