Petelia spp. Herrich-Schäffer, [1855] -

Taxonomic Information

Petelia Herrich-Schäffer, [1855] species known from India.
Petelia albopunctata (Swinhoe, 1891)
Petelia delostigma Prout, 1932 
Petelia distracta (Walker, 1860)
Petelia capitata (Walker, 1867)
Petelia fasciata (Moore, 1868)
Petelia immaculata Hampson, 1893
Petelia medardaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1856 
Petelia riobearia (Walker, 1860)
Petelia paroobathra Prout, 1932

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh211
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh1911
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi12
Goa111
Gujarat1
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka221
Kerala1
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh1
Maharashtra12211
Manipur1
Meghalaya1
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu14
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand111
West Bengal
Total1311553766
Petelia spp.: Gouania leptostachya, Hovenia dulcis, Ziziphus incurva, Ziziphus mauritiana, Ziziphus rugosa (Rhamnaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010). 
 
 
 

Page citation

Anonymous 2023. Petelia spp. Herrich-Schäffer, [1855] – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.60. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://moths.ncbs.res.in/petelia-spp, accessed 2023/10/03.