Rhesala spp. Walker, [1859] -

Taxonomic Information

Rhesala Walker, [1859] species known from the Indian subcontinent. 

Rhesala albolunata (Moore, 1882). India: Nilgiris, Cherrapunji, Meghalaya.

Rhesala cervina (Moore, 1882). India: Manipur, Kolkata, West Bengal.

Rhesala imparata Walker, 1858. Sri Lanka; India: Nilgiris, Meghalaya, Manipur, West Bengal (Kolkata). 

Rhesala moestalis (Walker, [1866]). Sri Lanka; India.

Rhesala nigriceps (Hampson, 1895). India: Pune, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.

 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh12
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh1
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi1
Goa
Gujarat221
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka111111
Kerala1112
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra7143
Manipur
Meghalaya2
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu1
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh1
Uttarakhand
West Bengal2
Total121131232971
Rhesala spp.: Senegalia polyacantha, Albizia lebbeck, Albizia procera, Albizia saman, Albizia odoratissima, Albizia chinensis, Tamarindus indica, Falcataria falcata, Vachellia farnesiana (Fabaceae), Coffea spp. (Rubiaceae), Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010)

Note: A genus that shows polymorphism and the species are best separated by examining genitalia. 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Rhesala spp. Walker, [1859] – . 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/rhesala-spp, accessed 2024/03/29.