Maliattha lativitta (Moore, 1881) -

Taxonomic Information

Maliattha Walker, 1863 species known from the Indian subcontinent. 
Maliattha amorpha (Butler, 1886). 
Maliattha arefacta (Butler, 1879). India: West Bengal; Nepal. 
Maliattha baetica (Swinhoe, 1890). Myanmar.
Maliattha bilineata (Hampson, 1898). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Maliattha chionozona (Hampson, 1910). India: Karnataka (Belgaum).
Maliattha erecta (Moore, 1881). India: Nilgiris, Kerala.
Maliattha euryzona (Hampson, 1910). India: Karnataka (Belgaum), Maharashtra.
Maliattha fervens (Hampson, 1906). India: S. India. 
Maliattha fuliginosa Warren, 1913. India: Maharashtra (Bombay [Mumbai]).
Maliattha fuscimima Warren, 1913. India: Rajasthan.
Maliattha guttifera Warren, 1913. India: Meghalaya.
Maliattha lacteata Warren, 1913. India: Punjab, Uttarakhand.
Maliattha latifasciata (Hampson, 1898). India: Maharashtra (Bombay [Mumbai]).
Maliattha lativitta (Moore, 1881). India: Nilgiris, Maharashtra.
Maliattha marginalis (Walker, 1863). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Maliattha orbifera Ronkay & Sohn, 2004. Nepal
Maliattha picata (Butler, 1889). India: Himachal Pradesh (Dharamsala).
Maliattha plumbata (Butler, 1889). India: Himachal Pradesh (Dharamsala).
Maliattha quadripartita (Walker, 1865). India: N India; Nepal. 
Maliattha ruptifascia (Hampson, 1891). India: Nilgiris.
Maliattha vialis (Moore, 1882). India.A species complex. 
Maliattha tegulata (Butler, 1889). India: Himachal Pradesh (Dharamsala).
Maliattha umbrina (Hampson, 1891). India: Nilgiris.
Maliattha signifera (Walker, [1858]). India.
Maliattha separata Walker, 1863. India.
Maliattha plumbitincta Hampson, 1902. Tibet; Nepal.  

Maliattha renalis Moore, 1882. Treated as synonym of Maliattha separata. 
Maliattha basalis Moore, 1882. Treated as synonym of Maliattha arefacta. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Maliattha lativitta -

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  1. Bankia lativitta Moore, 1881; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 373; TL: Nilgiris. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30759493#page/475/mode/1up
  2. Hyela lativitta Moore in Moore, F. 1884-7. The Lepidoptera of Ceylon, Vol 3, pg. 56, Pl. 150 fig 9. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/36660#page/78/mode/1up. Plate at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/36660#page/615/mode/1up 
  3. Hyelopsis lativitta Moore in Hampson, G. F. 1894. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 2. Taylor & Francis, London. Arctiidae, Agrostidae, Noctuidae 609 p - 325 figs. Pg. 305, #1999. 
  4. Kononenko, V. S. & A. Pinratana. 2013. Moths of Thailand, Volume 3: Noctuoidea Part 2: Addendum to Vol. 3, Part 1, Families Erebidae, Nolidae, Euteliidae, Noctuidae and Checklist. Brothers of St. Gabriel in Thailand, Bangkok. 625 pp. + 55 pls. Pl. 36/13.
  5. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/703231-Maliattha-lativitta

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Maliattha lativitta (Moore, 1881) – . 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/maliattha-lativitta, accessed 2025/04/24.