Chadisra spp. Walker, 1862 -

Taxonomic Information

List of Chadisra Walker, 1862 known from India. 
Chadisra bipars Walker, 1862. India: Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Maharashtra; Myanmar; Nepal, 
Chadisra bipartita (Matsumura, 1925). India: NW India, NE India, Maharashtra; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Chadisra spp. -


Note: Both the species display polymorphism, and sexes are similar externally. Chadisra bipartita (Matsumura, 1925) is generally smaller and has paler whistish-grey hindwings. 

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh11
Arunachal Pradesh1
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra1
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total1111
Chadisra spp.: Sterculia (Sterculiaceae), Bombax spp. (Bombacaceae), Helicteres isora, Microcos tomentosa?, Hibiscus spp. (Malvaceae), Xantolis tomentosa (Sapotaceae), Trema orientale (Cannabaceae), Xylia xylocarpa (Fabaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010). 

Other Notes

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Chadisra spp. 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/chadisra-spp, accessed 2024/04/26.