Subspecies in India
Problepsis Lederer, 1853 species known from India.
Problepsis albidior albidior Warren, 1899. Kulu, Himachal Pradesh.
Problepsis apollinaria candidior Prout, 1917. South India.
Problepsis conjunctiva conjunctiva Warren, 1893. Sikkim.
Problepsis crassinotata Prout, 1917. Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Problepsis deliaria (Guenée, 1858). India; Sri Lanka.
Problepsis delphiaria (Guenée, [1858]). Central India
Problepsis eucircota Prout, 1913.Tinsukhia, Assam.
Problepsis longipannis Prout, 1917. Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Problepsis ocellata ocellata Frivaldszky, 1845. NE India.
Problepsis vulgaris Butler, 1889. India.
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Problepsis vulgaris and Problepsis delpharia are separated as under:
Problepsis vulgaris, diagnosable by forewing discal spot: its outer margin is concave. In P. delphiaria, the outer margin is evenly curved (not concave) as stated by Pasi Sihvonen, PhD.
Sihvonen, P., 2005: Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143: 473–530.
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| Kerala | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
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| Maharashtra | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
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| Uttarakhand | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| West Bengal | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
- OD: Problepsis vulgaris Butler, 1889. Ill. Het. 7: 43, t.125, f. 2. TL: Kangra, Himachal Pradesh.
- Haruta, T (Ed.). TINEA. Moths of Nepal. Pl 5/11.
- Sihvonen, P., 2005: Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143: 473–530.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problepsis_vulgaris
- http://insecta.pro/taxonomy/120374 [accessed 27 May 2017]
Page citation
Anonymous 2023. Problepsis vulgaris Butler, 1889 – . 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/problepsis-vulgaris, accessed 2023/12/11.