Gargetta costigera Walker, 1865

Gargetta costigera Walker, 1865; 32 (2): 455.

Gargetta costigera; Schintlmeister, 2013; 11: 177.

TL: Darjeeling [West Bengal, India]; TD: NHMUK

Distribution: India: Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Chhattisgarh, Andaman Islands. Elsewhere: Bhutan, China, Nepal, Thailand.

Material Examined: Chhattisgarh, Kabirdham dist., Bhoramdev WLS, Chilpi FRH (22.1666°N; 81.0663°E, 791 m), 29.viii.2011 (1 ex.), leg. S. K. Gupta & Party ; Surguja dist., Mainpat, Sankarghat (22.8188°N; 83.2875°E, 1067 m), 12.ix.2012 (1 ex.), Coll. A. Raha & Party ; Bastar dist., Jagdalpur, Tirathgarh FRH (18.9130°N; 81.8660°E, 604 m), 26.vii.2013 (1 ex.), leg. R. P. Gupta & Party.

Note: Bridelia stipularis of family Euphorbiaceae is a reported host plant.