Dalima patularia (Walker, 1860) -

Taxonomic Information

Dalima Moore, [1868] species known from India. 
Dalima apicata Moore, [1868]. India: West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland.
Dalima calamina (Butler, 1880). India:West Bengal (Darjeeling), Arunachal Pradesh.
Dalima gigantea Swinhoe, 1897. India: Meghalaya (Jaintia Hills), North India.
Dalima intricata Warren, 1893. Bhutan; India: Meghalaya (Khasis), Arunachal Pradesh.
Dalima latitans (Warren, 1893). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling), Himalaya.
Dalima lucens (Warren, 1893). India: Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh.
Dalima metachromata (Walker, 1862). India: Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal. Previously placed in Erebabraxas
Dalima nubilata Hampson, 1895. India: Nagas, 6000ft, Nagaland.
Dalima patularia (Walker, 1860). India: North India; Nepal.
Dalima schistacearia Moore, 1868. India: West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh; Nepal.
Dalima spontaneata (Walker, 1862). India: West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh. Previously placed in Heterobraxas
Dalima truncataria (Moore, [1868]). India: West Bengal, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Nagaland.
Dalima vulpinaria (Moore, [1888]). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling), Arunachal Pradesh; Nepal. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh851
Assam
Bihar
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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
Sikkim1
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand1
West Bengal1
Total8252
  1. OD: Omiza patularia Walker, 1860, List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus., 20: 247.
  2. Hampson, G. F. 1895. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.3. Noctuidae (cont.) to Geometridae 546 p - 226 figs, # 3340, pg 240.
  3. Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1992. Moths of Nepal. Part 1, pl 9/5.
  4. Wikipedia contributors. Dalima patularia [Internet]. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia; 2011 Jun 25, 22:59 UTC [cited 2015 Sep 4]. Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dalima_patularia&oldid=436232118

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Dalima patularia (Walker, 1860) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.80. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/dalima-patularia, accessed 2024/11/08.