Taxonomic Information
List of Opisthograptis Hübner, 1823 known from India based on Kirti et al. (2019).
Opisthograptis crataegata Linnaeus, 1761.
Opisthograptis irrorata (Hampson, 1895). India: Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh.
Opisthograptis luteolata luteolata (Linnaeus, 1758). India: Indian Himalayas (?).
Opisthograptis mimulina Butler, 1886. India: Himachal Pradesh; Uttarakhand; Nepal.
Opisthograptis moelleri Warren, 1893. India: Sikkim.
Opisthograptis rumiformis (Hampson, 1902). India: Indian Himalayas.
Opisthograptis sulphurea (Butler, 1880). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Opisthograptis tridentifera (Moore, 1888). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Opisthograptis luteolata is extralimital being found in Europe and West Asia.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Originally reported from Sikkim. Range extended to Kumaon by Smetacek (2008). Record (bh382) here extends range to Himachal Pradesh.
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| Total | 3 | 1 |
- , pg 184, # 3191 as Rumia molleri
- Wikipedia contributors. Opisthograptis moelleri [Internet]. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia; 2015 Jun 24, 02:27 UTC [cited 2015 Sep 4]. Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Opisthograptis_moelleri&oldid=668405123.
Page citation
Anonymous 2023. Opisthograptis moelleri Warren, 1893 – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.63. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://moths.ncbs.res.in/opisthograptis-moelleri, accessed 2023/12/11.