Pyrosis fulviplaga (de Joannis, 1929) -

Taxonomic Information

Pyrosis Oberthür, 1880 species known from India. 

Pyrosis rotundipennis (de Joannis, 1930)

Pyrosis undulosa (Walker, 1855)

Pyrosis fulviplaga (de Joannis, 1929)

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Pyrosis fulviplaga -


StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh2
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
Total2
  1. Zolutuhin, V.V. & T. J. Witt (2007). A revision of the Genus Pyrosis OBERTHUER 1880 (=Bhima Moore, 1888) (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). Plate III, 36-38.
  2. http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=392691 [accessed 15 October 2018]

Other Notes

Male separated from P. undulosa and P. rotundipennis by concave HW margin. Female not known.

Similar species P. hylata but is only known from Vietnam. P. fulvipaga is distinguished by its amll size and almost transparent FW's. 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Pyrosis fulviplaga (de Joannis, 1929) – . 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/pyrosis-fulviplaga, accessed 2024/04/16.