Sacada discinota (Moore, [1866]) -

Taxonomic Information

Sacada Walker, 1862 species known from India:
Sacada approximans (Leech, 1889). Myanmar; India. 
Sacada constrictalis (Ragonot, 1891). India: Upper Assam. 
Sacada discinota (Moore, [1866]). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal. 
Sacada dzonguensis Singh, Kirti & Ranjan in Singh, Kirti, Ranjan, Chandra & Speidel, 2020. India: Sikkim. 
Sacada inordinata (Walker, 1865). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal. 
Sacada fasciata (Butler, 1878). Myanmar; India. 
Sacada pallescens Hampson, 1896. Bhutan; India: Sikkim. 
Sacada pyraliformis (Moore, 1879). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal. 
Sacada rufina Hampson, 1896. India: Mumbai, Maharashtra. 
Sacada sikkima (Moore, 1879). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal. 
Sacada umtasorensis Singh, Kirti & Ranjan in Singh, Kirti, Ranjan, Chandra & Speidel, 2020. India: Umtasor, Meghalaya. 
Sacada unilinealis Hampson, 1896. India: Sikkim.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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  1. OD: Paravetta discinota Moore, [1866]. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (3): 814, pl. 43, f. 3; TL: Darjeeling, West Bengal. 
  2. Hampson, G. F. 1896. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.4. Taylor & Francis, London. Pyralidae 594 p - 287 figs.# 4586, Pg. 170. 
  3. Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1995. Moths of Nepal. Part 4. TINEA. Vol. 14 (Supplement 2). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo.Pl. 127/13-14.
  4. Singh, N., Kirti, J.S., Ranjan, R., Chandra, K. and Speidel, W., 2020. On the taxonomy of the genus Sacada Walker, 1862 from India, with descriptions of a new genus and two new species (Pyralinae, Pyralidae, Lepidoptera). ZooKeys, 962, p.139.
  5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacada_discinota
 
 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Sacada discinota (Moore, [1866]) – . 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/sacada-discinota, accessed 2024/04/19.