Achrosis incitata complex (Walker, 1862) -

Subspecies in India

Achrosis incitata (Walker, 1862) and Achrosis pallida (Moore, 1877) are best separated by examining genitalia. 

Taxonomic Information

Achrosis incitata (Walker, 1862) and Achrosis pallida (Moore, 1877) are best separated by examining genitalia. Other similar extralimital species also exist. 
Achrosis Guenée, 1857 species in India, based on Kirti et al 2019. 
Achrosis alienata (Walker, 1862). India: Chennai (Madras), Deccan. 
Achrosis costimaculata (Moore, 1868). India: West Bengal.
Achrosis euchroes (Prout, 1917). India: Nilgiris (TL). 
Achrosis incitata (Walker, 1862). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling: TL), Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Karnataka, Goa. 
Achrosis intexta (Walker, 1862). India: Maharashtra, North Kanara, Goa, Kerala. 
Achrosis lithosiaria (Walker, 1862). India: Sikkim, Nagas, Khasis. 
Achrosis obliquilineata (Warren, 1893). India: Nagas (TL). 
Achrosis pallida (Moore, 1877). India: Andaman Is. (TL).  
Achrosis pyrrhularia Guenée, [1858]. India: Central India, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya. 
Achrosis quadraria Warren, 1893. India: Meghalaya (Khasis: TL). 
Achrosis rondelaria (Fabricius, 1775). India; Sri Lanka. 
Achrosis rufescens (Butler, 1880). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling: TL), Arunachal Pradesh. 
Achrosis serpentinaria (Walker, 1866). S. India; Sri Lanka. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh121
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa1
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra21
Manipur
Meghalaya32
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim1
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal1
Total223121211
  1. OD:Omiza incitata Walker, 1862. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus.24: 1085; TL: Darjeeling. Text at https://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso2224brit#page/1085/mode/1up
  2. Zomia pallida Moore, 1877. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3)622; TL: Andamans. Text at https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofgen772zool#page/622/mode/1up
  3. Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1992. Moths of Nepal. Part 1. TINEA. Vol. 13 (Supplement 2). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo.  Pl. 12/15. 
  4. Iyer, G., D. Stüning & S. Sondhi. 2021. An inventory of geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea: Geometridae) of Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 13(13): 19887–19920. 7105.13.13.19887-19920. Images 225&226.
  5. Kirti, J.S., Singh, N. and Saxena, A., 2016. Genus Achrosis Guenée (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from Northeast India. Indian Journal of Entomology, 78(1), pp.61-64.
  6. https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=274580

 

 

 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Achrosis incitata complex (Walker, 1862) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.72. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://moths.ncbs.res.in/achrosis-incitata-complex, accessed 2024/03/28.