Mahoba plagidotata (Walker, [1863]) -

Taxonomic Information

Mahoba Moore, 1879 species known from India.
Mahoba plagidotata (Walker, [1863]). India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling), Nagaland; Nepal. 
Mahoba irrorata Moore, 1879. India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling), Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh; Nepal. 

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  1. OD: Cyclidia plagidotata Walker, [1863]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 26: 1483; TL: Darjiling at http://archive.org/stream/descriptionsofne00hewi#page/52/mode/1up
  2. Hampson, G. F. [1893]. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 1. Taylor & Francis, London. Pp. xxiii + 527. Saturniidae to Hypsidae 527 p - 333 figpg 454, # 1016, Fig. 310. 
  3. Mardara plagidotata; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (61): 84 at http://archive.org/stream/annalsmagazine9111923lond#page/84/mode/1up
  4. Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1992-2000. Moths of Nepal.  TINEA. Vol. 13 (Supplement 2). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo. pl. 55:3. Pl 55/4. 
  5. Sondhi, S. 2024. Moths of India - A Field Guide. Published by Titli Trust, India, xii+280 pp. pg. 184, Pl. 89/13. 
  6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahoba_plagidotata

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Mahoba plagidotata (Walker, [1863]) – . 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/mahoba-plagidotata, accessed 2025/04/23.