Jodis argutaria (Walker, 1866) -

Taxonomic Information

Jodis Hübner, [1823] species known from the Indian subcontinent. 
Jodis albipuncta (Warren, 1898). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills). 
Jodis argutaria (Walker, 1866). India: North Hindustan.
Jodis argentilineata Wileman, 1916. India: Arunachal Pradesh. 
Jodis coeruleata (Warren, 1896). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Jodis ctila (Prout, 1926). Myanmar; India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Jodis delicatula (Warren, 1896). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills), Arunachal Pradesh (Tale WLS).
Jodis inumbrata (Warren, 1896). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills). 
Jodis irregularis (Warren, 1894). Bhutan; India: Himalayas.
Jodis nanda (Walker, 1861). Sri Lanka; India.
Jodis pallescens (Hampson, 1891). India: Nilgiris.
Jodis rhabdota (Prout, 1917). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills). 
Jodis subtractata (Walker, 1863). India: Hindustan.
Jodis undularia (Hampson, 1891). India: Nilgiris.
Jodis xynia (Prout, 1917). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills). 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Similar species: Jodis argentilineata Wileman, 1916
Han et al 2011 Plates. Plate XVII, no 2 for argentilineata and nos 3 for argutaria
Han et al 2011 key: Jodis argutaria FW has discal spot with white dot; FW with post-medial line irregularly dentate, protruding outwards between veins M. 
Han Geo key:Jodis argentilineata FW has discal spot with white dot; terminal line with white dot-like on vein ends. Seitz Vol 12, Pl 14, row e for argentilineata. 
Seitz Vol 12, Pg. 125. Pl. 14h for argutaria. States that it is difficult to separate from argentilineata. Lunules of the post-medial line in argutaria are more strongly developed than argentilineata. This is visible in the plate in Han Geo key. Lunules more sharply white in argutaria.

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh11
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
Total11
  1. Thalera argutaria Walker, 1866. List Specimens Lepid Insects Collection Brit. Mus. 35: 1614. TL: N. India. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/119360#page/90/mode/1up
  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. 515, # 4135 as Thalera argutaria.
  3. Seitz, A. (Ed.). Macro Lep. World, Vol. 12, Pg. 125. Pl 14h
  4. Han, H., Xue, D. 2011. Fauna Sinica (Insecta Vol. 54. Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Geometrinae). Beijing, Science Press. 1-787 pp. Pl. 17/3.
  5. Sondhi, S. Karmakar, T., Sondhi, Y. & K. Kunte. 2021. Moths of Tale Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India with seventeen additions to the moth fauna of India (Lepidoptera: Heterocera). Tropical Lepidoptera Research 31(Supplement 2): 1-53. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5062572.Pg. 16, Image 410. 
  6. http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/69_Geometridae/72.7_Geometrinae/2195Jodis/2200Jodis_argutaria/Jodis_argutaria.htm
  7. http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=535204

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Jodis argutaria (Walker, 1866) – . 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/Jodis-argutaria, accessed 2024/04/27.