Erechthias spp. Meyrick, 1880 -

Taxonomic Information

Erechthias zebrina (Butler, 1881) is the only species currently known from India.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Erechthias spp. -


StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala1
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total1
  1. Argyresthia zebrina Butler, 1881. On a collection of nocturnal Lepidoptera from the Hawaiian Islands. Part 2. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 5, Volume 7 (1881), p. 403, No. 42 (74). TL: Honolulu. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/79589#page/417/mode/1up
  2. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/425099-Erechthias-zebrina

Note: This individual (media code pny990) does not match the original description nor images of E. zebrina from other countries; hence identified to genus level only. 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Erechthias spp. Meyrick, 1880 – . 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/Erechthias-spp, accessed 2024/04/27.