Rajendra perrottetii

Rajendra perrottetii is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Félix Édouard 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]

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

References

  1. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Rajendra perrottetii (Guérin-Méneville, [1844])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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