Eustroma aurigena (Butler, 1880) -

Taxonomic Information

Eustroma Hübner, [1825] known from India based on Kirti et al. (2019).
Eustroma aurantiaria (Moore, 1868). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal, Sikkim.
Eustroma aurigena (Butler, 1880). India: NE Himalaya.
Eustroma chalcoptera (Hampson, 1895). India: Sikkim, 10000ft.
Eustroma elista Prout, 1940. India: Tonglo, 3050m, Sikkim, Quelle; Yatong (Sikkim/Tibet Border).
Eustroma hampsoni Prout, 1958. India: Sikkim.
Eustroma inextricata (Walker, 1866).
Eustroma lativittaria (Moore, 1868). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Eustroma melancholica venipicta Warren, 1893.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Eustroma aurigena -


StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh1
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh11
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 Bengal1
Total121
Eustroma aurigena (Butler, 1880): Impatiens spp. (Balsaminaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010). 
  1. Cidaria aurigena Butler, 1880. AMNH. 4:230. 
  2. Hampson, G. F. 1895. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.3. Taylor & Francis, London. Noctuidae (cont.) to Geometridae 546 p - 226 figs. Pg. 360, #3665 as Cidaria aurigena
  3. Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1992. Moths of Nepal. Part 1. TINEA. Vol. 13 (Supplement 2). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo. Pl. 6/19. 
  4. Seitz, A. (Ed.). Macro. Lep. 4, Pg. 208, Pl. 13b. 
The Forum Herbulot confirms genus as Eustroma.
 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Eustroma aurigena (Butler, 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/eustroma-aurigena, accessed 2024/04/19.