Petelia spp. Herrich-Schäffer, [1855] -

Taxonomic Information

Petelia Herrich-Schäffer, [1855] species known from India.
Petelia albopunctata (Swinhoe, 1891). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills). 
Petelia delostigma Prout, 1932. 
Petelia distracta (Walker, 1860). India. 
Petelia capitata (Walker, 1867). India; Sri Lanka. 
Petelia fasciata (Moore, 1868). India: Sikkim, Meghalaya. 
Petelia immaculata Hampson, 1893. India; Sri Lanka. 
Petelia medardaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1856. Indian subregion. 
Petelia riobearia (Walker, 1860). India: Arunachal Pradesh; Nepal. 
Petelia paroobathra Prout, 1932. India (?); Borneo; Sumatra. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh2111
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh1911
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi12
Goa111
Gujarat11
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka222
Kerala212
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh1
Maharashtra12211
Manipur1
Meghalaya1
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu14
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand111
West Bengal
Total11311583787
Petelia spp.: Gouania leptostachya, Hovenia dulcis, Ziziphus incurva, Ziziphus mauritiana, Ziziphus rugosa (Rhamnaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010). 
 
 
 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Petelia spp. Herrich-Schäffer, [1855] – . 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/petelia-spp, accessed 2024/03/28.