Taxonomic Information
Achrosis Guenée, 1857 species in India, based on Kirti et al 2019.
Achrosis alienata (Walker, 1862). India: Chennai (Madras), Deccan.
Achrosis costimaculata (Moore, 1868). India: West Bengal.
Achrosis euchroes (Prout, 1917). India: Nilgiris (TL).
Achrosis incitata (Walker, 1862). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling: TL), Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Karnataka, Goa.
Achrosis intexta (Walker, 1862). India: Maharashtra, North Kanara, Goa, Kerala.
Achrosis lithosiaria (Walker, 1862). India: Sikkim, Nagas, Khasis.
Achrosis obliquilineata (Warren, 1893). India: Nagas (TL).
Achrosis pallida (Moore, 1877). India: Andaman Is. (TL).
Achrosis pyrrhularia Guenée, [1858]. India: Central India, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya.
Achrosis quadraria Warren, 1893. India: Meghalaya (Khasis: TL).
Achrosis rondelaria (Fabricius, 1775). India; Sri Lanka.
Achrosis rufescens (Butler, 1880). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling: TL), Arunachal Pradesh.
Achrosis serpentinaria (Walker, 1866). S. India; Sri Lanka.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Similar species: Achrosis costimaculata (Moore, [1868]).
- Osicerda costimaculata Moore, [1868]. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. Pg. 650. TL: Shillong, Meghalaya. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29534005#page/672/mode/1up
- Prionia costimaculata Swinhoe, 1894. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. Pg. 199.
- Osicerda costimaculata Moore, [1868]. Cotes & Swinhoe, 1887. A catalogue of the moths of India. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/42366#page/581/mode/1up
- Chandra, K., Kumar, V., Singh, N., Raha, A., Sanyal, A.K.2019. Assemblages of Lepidoptera in Indian Himalaya through long term monitoring plots. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 1-457 pp. Pl. 84/8.
- http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=597210 [accessed 26 April 2021]
Lepindex previously listed costimaculata as a synonym of lithosiaria but now treats it as a valid taxon.
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Meghalaya | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
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| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 4 | 1 |
- Omiza lithosiaria Walker, 1862. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 24: 1085. TL: Sarawak, Borneo. Text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso2224brit/page/1085/mode/1up?view=theater
- Hampson, G. F. 1895. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.3. Taylor & Francis, London. Noctuidae (cont.) to Geometridae 546 p - 226 figs. Pg. 175, #3163 as Prionia lithosiara.
- Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1992. Moths of Nepal. Part 1. TINEA. Vol. 13 (Supplement 2). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo. Pl. 12/17 as Sabaria lithosiaria.
- Chandra, K., Kumar, V., Singh, N., Raha, A., Sanyal, A.K.2019. Assemblages of Lepidoptera in Indian Himalaya through long term monitoring plots. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 1-457 pp. Pl. 84/10.
- https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11/Hypochrosini/hypochrosini_5_9.php
- http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=535061 [accessed 26 April 2021]
Page citation
Anonymous 2024. Achrosis lithosiaria (Walker, 1862) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.73. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://moths.ncbs.res.in/achrosis-lithosiaria, accessed 2024/04/19.