Taxonomic Information
Altha Walker, 1862 species known from India.
Altha adala (Moore,[1860]). India: Nagas, Nilgris; Sri Lanka.
Altha contaminata Hampson, 1892. India: Nilgris.
Altha lacteola Swinhoe, 1890. Sri Lanka.
Altha nivea Walker, 1862. India; Bhutan.
Altha subnotata (Walker, 1865). N. India; Nepal.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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Altha nivea (see Solovyev & Witt, 2009. Pl 7/Fig 5, pg 51) has more elongate forewings, larger grey or yellowish spots, single outer marginal black spot on forewing. However, the double marginal black spot of subnotata appears to be variable. In live individuals, subnotata is more silvery white, while nivea is brownish white. This needs reconfirmation. Wing shape is a better indicator between nivea and subnotata.
Althonarosa peralbida (Swinhoe, 1904). India: Maharashtra (Pune). This is a similar species to Altha Walker, 1862.
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| Uttarakhand | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| West Bengal | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Altha subnotata Walker, 1865: Pithecellobium dulce (Fabaceae), Shorea robusta (Dipterocarpaceae),Terminalia tomentosa (Combretaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
- OD: Belgoraea subnotata Walker, 1865. List. Lep. Ins. Br. Mus. 32: 497. Text at https://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso3132brit#page/497/mode/1up
- Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1992-2000. Moths of Nepal. TINEA. Vol. 13 (Supplement 2). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo. Pl. 39/7.
- Solovyev, A.V. & T.J. Witt. 2009. The Limacodidae of Vietnam. Entomofauna Supplement 16: 33-229. pdf Plate 7, Fig 6, Pg. 53.
- jpmoth.org. Digital Moths of Asia. http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Digital_Moths_of_Asia/60_ZYGAENOIDEA/Limacodidae/04_Altha/Altha%20subnotata/Altha%20subnotata.htm [accessed 14 Sep 2016]
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Altha subnotata (Walker, 1865) – . 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/altha-subnotata, accessed 2025/04/24.