Athetis spp. Hübner, [1821] -

Taxonomic Information

Athetis Hübner, [1821] species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Athetis albanalis (Warren, 1912). Sri Lanka.
Athetis atripuncta (Hampson, 1910). India, Sri Lanka.
Athetis atriluna (Warren, 1913). Meghalaya.
Athetis bicornis (Hampson, 1891). Nilgiris.
Athetis bipuncta (Snellen, [1886]). Indian subregion. 
Athetis bisignata (Hampson, 1906). Chennai, Tamil Nadu. 
Athetis bremusa (Swinhoe, 1885). Pune, Maharashtra; Uttarakhand (Dehradun). 
Athetis castaneipars (Moore, 1882). Darjeeling, West Bengal. 
Athetis cineracea Warren, 1914. Darjeeling, West Bengal. 
Athetis cervina (Moore, 1881). Darjeeling, West Bengal. 
Athetis cognata (Moore, 1882). Sikkim.
Athetis delecta (Moore, 1881). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand; Nepal.
Athetis divisa (Moore, 1882). Darjeeling, Simla.
Athetis farinacea (Moore, 1888). Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. 
Athetis immixta Warren, 1914. Sikkim. 
Athetis interstincta (Moore, 1882). Darjeeling, West Bengal. 
Athetis dissimilis (Hampson, 1909). Sikkim.
Athetis externa (Walker, 1865). Darjeeling, West Bengal. 
Athetis fasciata (Moore, 1867). Darjeeling, West Bengal. 
Athetis linealis Yoshimoto, 1994. Nepal.
Athetis lineosa (Moore, 1881). India: India: Punjab (TL), Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh; Nepal. 
Athetis mus (Hampson, 1891). Nilgiris. 
Athetis obtusa (Hampson, 1891). Nilgiris.
Athetis ochreipuncta (Hampson, 1894). Sikkim.
Athetis placida (Moore, 1884). Sri Lanka.
Athetis praetexta (Swinhoe, 1905). Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Athetis sincera (Swinhoe, 1889). Simla, Himachal Pradesh.
Athetis renalis (Moore, [1884]). Sri Lanka.
Athetis rectilinea (Hampson, 1910). Punjab.
Athetis rufistigma Warren, 1914. Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Athetis stellata (Moore, 1882). Assam.
Athetis suffusa Yoshimoto, 1994. Nepal.
Athetis stygia Hampson, 1909. Punjab.
Athetis terminata (Hampson, 1898). NE Himialaya.  
Athetis thoracica (Moore, [1884]). India.
Athetis transversa (Walker, 1858). India: Maharshtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand. 
Athetis variana (Swinhoe, 1886). Madhya Pradesh.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh1
Arunachal Pradesh11
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh1
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi1
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka113
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh1
Maharashtra148113
Manipur
Meghalaya2
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand31111
West Bengal11
Total2413322114323
Athetis spp.: Microcos tomentosa, Grewia tiliifolia (Malvaceae), Camellia sinensis (Theaceae), Arachis hypogaea (Fabaceae), Schleichera oleosa, Mischocarpus sundaicus (Sapindaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Athetis spp. Hübner, [1821] – . 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/athetis-spp, accessed 2024/04/24.