Catoria spp. Moore, [1887] -

Taxonomic Information

Catoria Moore, [1887] species known from Indian subcontinent.
Catoria hemiprosopa (Turner, 1904). Sri Lanka
Catoria sublavaria sublavaria (Guenée, [1858]). India; Sri Lanka. 
Catoria sublavaria tenax Prout, 1929. India: Andaman Is. 
Catoria olivescens Moore, 1888. NE Himalaya. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Catoria spp. -


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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
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 Bengal1
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  1. Catoria olivescens Moore, 1888. Descr. Indian Lep. Colln. Atkinson, p. 244. Text at https://archive.org/details/descriptionsofne00hewi/page/244/mode/1up?view=theater
  2. Catoria olivescens; Prout, 1929. Novit. zool. 35: 134. Text at 
  3. https://archive.org/details/novitateszoologi35lond/page/134/mode/1up?view=theater
  4. FBI, Hampson, Vol. 3, pg. 270, # 3420. Lists olivescens as a synonym of sublavaria
  5. http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=308496
  6. https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11/Boarmiini/boarmiini_34_2.php

Note: The NE Himalaya species is Catoria olivescens Moore, 1888. Separation from Catoria sublavaria is based on olive colour above, rounded submarginal spots and more prominent cell spot. There are no reliable records of Catoria sublavaria from the Indian Himalaya.Underside markings and/or genitalia needed to identify this genus reliably. Hence, this is provisionally identified to genus level. 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Catoria spp. Moore, [1887] – . 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/catoria-spp., accessed 2024/04/19.