Euclasta vitralis Maes, 1997 -

Taxonomic Information

Euclasta Lederer, 1855 species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Euclasta defamatalis (Walker, 1859). India: Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal; Sri Lanka; Nepal. 
Euclasta vitralis Maes, 1997. Sri Lanka; Nepal.

Maes (1997) synonomized Euclasta filigeralis Lederer, 1863 with Euclasta defamatalis (Walker, 1859).

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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  1. OD: Euclasta vitralis Maes, 1997. On the designation of the types of Euclasta defamatalis (Walker, 1859) and E. filigeralis Lederer, 1863 and the description of a new species (Lep., Pyraloidea, Crambidae, Pyraustinae). Bull. Annls Soc. r. belge Ent. 133: 21-22. https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/associated_publications/societe-royale-belge-dentomologie-koninklijke-belgische-vereniging-voor-entomologie-1/srbe-kbve-133-1997/maes-bull-1-133-1997-21-22.pdf
  2. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/205741-Euclasta-vitralis
     

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Euclasta vitralis Maes, 1997 – . 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/euclasta-vitralis, accessed 2025/04/23.