Rajendra perrottetii

Rajendra perrottetii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Rajendra
Species: R. perrottetii
Binomial name
Rajendra perrottetii
(Guérin-Méneville, [1844])
Synonyms
  • Chelonia perrottetii Guérin-Méneville, 1844
  • Rajendra vittata Moore, 1879
  • Alphaea vittata
  • Estigmene vittata

Rajendra perrottetii is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Guérin-Méneville in 1844. It is found in India.[1] The species is similar to Rajendra biguttata, which is also found in Sri Lanka, by narrower white fascia which runs from base to the apex. Where R. biguttata has much broader white fascia.[2]

References

  1. Rajendra at funet
  2. Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.


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