Ophiusa disjungens (Walker, 1858) -

Taxonomic Information

Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 1816 species known from the Indian subcontinent. 

Ophiusa alticola (Hampson, 1913). Himachal Pradesh.

Ophiusa disjungens (Walker, 1858). India; Sri Lanka.

Ophiusa discriminans (Walker, 1858). India; Sri Lanka.

Ophiusa indistincta (Moore, 1882). Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.

Ophiusa olista (Swinhoe, 1893). Indian Himalayas; Nepal. 

Ophiusa mejanesi (Guenée, 1852). India. 
Ophiusa tirhaca (Cramer, [1777]). India; Nepal; Sri Lanka. 

Ophiusa trapezium (Guenée, 1852). India; Nepal; Sri Lanka.

Ophiusa triphaenoides (Walker, 1858). India; Nepal; Sri Lanka. 

Ophiusa tumidilinea Walker, 1858. N. India.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Ophiusa disjungens -


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 Pradesh1
Maharashtra2
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand1
West Bengal
Total212
Ophiusa disjungens (Walker, 1858): Psidium guajava, Eucalyptus umbra (Myrtaceae)? (Robinson et al. 2010).
  1. Ophiodes disjungens Walker, 1858. List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus., 14: 1360. Text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso1315brit/page/1360/mode/1up?view=theater
  2. Anua tongaensis Hampson, 1913. Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 12: 434, pl. 214, f. 11; TL: Friendly Is., Tongatabu. Text at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid121913brit/page/434/mode/1up?view=theater. Plate at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid1213brit/page/n102/mode/2up?view=theater
  3. Kononenko, V. S. & A. Pinratana. 2005. Moths of Thailand, Volume 3: Noctuidae. An Illustrated Catalogue of the Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) in Thailand: Part 1: Herminiinae, Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Catocalinae, Aganainae, Euteliinae, Stictopterinae, Plusiinae, Pantheinae, Acronictinae and Agaristinae. Brothers of St. Gabriel in Thailand, Bangkok. 261 pp. + 45 pls. 
  4. Sondhi, Y., S. Sondhi, S. R. Pathour, & K. Kunte. 2018. Moth diversity (Lepidoptera: Heterocera) of Shendurney and Ponmudi in Agastyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Kerala, India, with notes on new records. Tropical Lepidoptera Research, 28(2).Image 114. 
  5. http://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Ophiusa_Disjungens_En
  6. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/calp/disjungens.html
  7. http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/ophiusini/ophiusini_3_2.php

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Ophiusa disjungens (Walker, 1858) – . 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/ophiusa-disjungens, accessed 2024/04/20.