Taxonomic Information
Macotasa Moore, 1878 is a similar-looking genus known from India.
Macotasa nubecula (Moore, 1879)
Macotasa tortricoides (Walker, 1862)
Macohasa orientalis (Hampson, 1905)
The above three species display sexual dimorphism, and examining genitalia is required to ascertain species identities and separation from Macohasa orientalis (Hampson, 1905) with certainty.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Macohasa orientalis -
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| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Karnataka | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Kerala | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 |
- OD: Phaeosia orientalis Hampson, 1905. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 15 (89): 433; TL: Borneo, Kuching. Text at https://archive.org/details/s7annalsmagazine15londuoft/page/433/mode/1up?view=theater
- Ilema pentaspila Hampson, 1907. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 19 (111): 231; TL: Singapore. Text at https://archive.org/details/ser7annalsmagazi19londuoft/page/231/mode/1up?view=theater
- Ilema pentaspila Hampson, 1914. Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 494, pl. 27, f. 5. Text at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid01brit/page/494/mode/1up?view=theater. Plate at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid12brit/page/n122/mode/2up?view=theater
- Singh, N., Singh, J. and Joshi, R., 2013. First report of Macotasa tortricoides (Walker)(Arctiidae: Lithosiinae) from India along with a key to species of the genus. Journal of Entomological Research, 37(4), pp.369-373.
- Dubatolov, V.V., Volynkin, A.V. and Kishida, Y., 2018. Review of the Prabhasa Moore, 1878 genus-group (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae). Zootaxa, 4407(3), pp.383-400.
- Kirti, J.S. & N. Singh. 2015. Arctiid Moths of India. Vol. 1, pp 1-205. Nature Books of India, New Delhi. Pg 111 as Macotasa orientalis.
- http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Digital_Moths_of_Asia/90_NOCTUOIDEA/02_EREBIDAE/02_ARCTIINAE/04_Lithosiinae/13_Macotasa/Macotasa%20orientalis/Macotasa%20orientalis.htm [accessed 20 July 2021]
- https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-7/lithosiini/lithosiini_7_4.php
- http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=508751 [accessed 20 July 2021]
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Macohasa orientalis (Hampson, 1905) – . 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/macohasa-orientalis, accessed 2025/04/23.