
Taxonomic Information
Agrotera Schrank, 1802 species known from India.
Agrotera basinotata Hampson, 1891. Indian subcontinent. TL: Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu.
Agrotera barcealis (Walker, [1859]). India: Sri Lanka
Agrotera discinotata Swinhoe, 1894. India: Meghalaya (Cherrapunji: TL).
Agrotera effertalis (Walker, [1859]). Sri Lanka (TL).
Agrotera scissalis (Walker, [1866]). TL: Java, Indonesia.
Agrotera nemoralis (Scopoli, 1763). Andaman Is.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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- Leucinodes barcealis Walker, 1859. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 19: 942. TL: Sarawak, Borneo. Text at https://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso1921brit#page/942/mode/1up.
- Zebronia retractalis Walker, [1866]. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 34: 1350.
- Zebronia indecisalis Walker, [1866]. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 34: 1352.
- Leucinodes opalina Moore, [1885]. Lepid. Ceylon 3 (2): 289, pl. 179, f. 10. Text at https://archive.org/stream/lepidopteraofcey03moor#page/289/mode/1up. Plate at https://archive.org/stream/lepidopteraofcey03moor#page/n672/mode/1up.
- Hampson, G. F. 1896. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.4. Taylor & Francis, London. Pyralidae 594 p - 287 figs. Pg. 268, # 4798.
Note:We follow the placement of this taxon in genus Agrotera Schrank, 1802, as per http://globiz.pyraloidea.org. However, its appearance is very unlike Agrotera Schrank, 1802 and its correct generic placement needs investigation.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Agrotera barcealis (Walker, 1859) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.9. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://mothsofindia.org/agrotera-barcealis, accessed 2025/04/23.