Pomasia sparsata Hampson, 1902 -

Taxonomic Information

Pomasia Guenée, [1858] species known from India. 
Pomasia denticlathrata Warren, 1893. India: Naga Hills. 
Pomasia parerga Prout, 1941. NE India. 
Pomasia punctaria Hampson, 1912. India: Nilgiris, Chennai. 
Pomasia psylaria Guenée, [1858]. Sri Lanka (TL). 
Pomasia sparsata Hampson, 1902. India: TL: Cardamom Hills, Travancore. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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  1. Pomasia sparsata Hampson, 1902. Journal of Bombay Natural History Society, Vol. 14: 518, pl. C/17. TL: Cardamom Hills, Travancore. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/95311#page/610/mode/1up
  2. Seitz,A. (Ed.). Vol. 12, Pl. 36k. 
  3. Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, T. Karmakar & K. Kunte. 2021. Moth diversity (Lepidoptera) of Shendurney and Ponmudi in Agastyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Kerala, India: an update. Tropical Lepidoptera Research 31(3): 166-178. pl. 4/74. 
  4. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1103444-Pomasia-sparsata

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Pomasia sparsata Hampson, 1902 – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.74. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/Pomasia-sparsata, accessed 2024/10/05.