Bivincula watsoni Dierl, 1978 -

Taxonomic Information

Bivincula Dierl, 1978 species known from the South Himalaya. 
Bivincula diaphana (Moore, 1879). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills). 

Bivincula kalikotei (Dierl, 1978). Nepal (TL); India: Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal. 
Bivincula watsoni Dierl, 1978. India: Sikkim (TL), Arunachal Pradesh. 
 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Bivincula watsoni -


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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
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  1. OD: Bivincula watsoni Dierl, 1978. Spixiana, 1 (3): 260, pl. V, fig. 37, text-fig. 23. TL: Sikkim. 
  2. Wang, X., Wang, M., Zolotuhin, V.V., Hirowatari, T., Wu, S. and Huang, G.H., 2015. The fauna of the family Bombycidae sensu lato (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Bombycoidea) from Mainland China, Taiwan and Hainan Islands. Zootaxa, 3989(1), pp.1-138. Fig. 16F. 
Notes: Diagnosis for Bivincula watsoni Dierl, 1978. Characterized by the following features: costa with four black spots; inner margin of hindwing with four spots; postmedial and submarginal lines consisting of obvious gray spots. 
 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Bivincula watsoni Dierl, 1978 – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.72. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://moths.ncbs.res.in/bivincula-watsoni, accessed 2024/03/29.