Agalope hyalina (Kollar, [1844]) -

Taxonomic Information

Day-flying. Appears to mimic pierids in flight such as Pontia daplidice.

List of Agalope Walker, 1854 species known from India:
Agalope basiflava (Moore, 1879). India: Sikkim.
Agalope butleri Owada & Horie, 2000. Nepal.
Agalope eronioides (Moore, 1879). India: Sikkim.
Agalope glacialis (Moore, 1872). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Agalope harutai Horie, 2000. Nepal.
Agalope hyalina (Kollar, [1844]). India: North India.
Agalope livida Moore, 1879. India: Assam, Sikkim.
Agalope primularis Butler, 1875. India: North India, Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Agalope suzukikojii Horie, 2000. Nepal.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
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Uttarakhand111
West Bengal
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Agalope hyalina (Kollar, [1844]): Cotoneaster bacillaris, Malus pumila (Rosaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).

  1. 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 282-3, # 602.
  2. Moths of Nepal. pl 33/16 for Agalope spp.

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Agalope hyalina (Kollar, [1844]) – . 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/agalope-hyalina, accessed 2024/03/28.