Discoglypha aureifloris Warren, 1896 -

Taxonomic Information

List of Discoglypha Warren, 1896 known from India based on Kirti et al. (2019). 
Discoglypha aureifloris Warren, 1896. India: Arunachal Pradesh; Nepal. 
Discoglypha hampsoni (Swinhoe, 1892). India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Discoglypha inflammata Warren, 1896. India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Discoglypha locupletata Prout, 1917. India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh.
Discoglypha punctimargo (Hampson, 1895). India: Sikkim (TL), Arunachal Pradesh. 
Discoglypha sanguinata (Warren, 1896). India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Discoglypha variostigma Warren, 1896. India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Similiar species:
Discoglypha inflammata from Khasi Hills
Discoglypha locupletata at  http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3151729#page/349/mode/1up  and  http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=248396  [accessed 02 February 2018]
Based on the OD, Discoglypha locupletata has a post-medial series of obscure yellowish spots, which Discoglypha aureifloris lacks.    
 

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh21
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total21
  1. OD: Discoglypha aureifloris Warren, 1896. New Geometridae in the Tring Museum. Novitates Zoologicae. Vol. 3, 99-184. Pg. 111. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3218726#page/131/mode/1up
  2. Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1992. Moths of Nepal. Part 1. TINEA. Vol. 13 (Supplement 2). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo. Pl. 5/20. 
  3. Sihvonen, P., Murillo‐Ramos, L., Brehm, G., Staude, H. and Wahlberg, N., 2020. Molecular phylogeny of Sterrhinae moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae): towards a global classification. Systematic Entomology, 45(3), pp.606-634. For tribal placement in Cyllopodini. 
  4. http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=394575 [accessed 23 October 2019]

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Discoglypha aureifloris Warren, 1896 – . 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/discoglypha-aureifloris, accessed 2024/03/28.