Araeopteron spp. Hampson, 1893 -

Taxonomic Information

Araeopteron Hampson, 1893 species known from India and Sri Lanka (Han & Kononenko 2021). 

Araeopteron fasciale (Hampson, 1896). Sri Lanka (TL).

Araeopteron goniophora Hampson, 1907. Sri Lanka (TL).

Araeopteron griseata Hampson, 1907. Sri Lanka (TL).

Araeopteron nivalis Hampson, 1907. Sri Lanka (TL). 

Araeopteron pictale Hampson, 1893. Sri Lanka (TL). 

Araeopteron poliophaea (Hampson, 1910). Sri Lanka (TL). 

Araeopteron proleuca Hampson, 1907. India (West Bengal); Sri Lanka. 

Araeopteron rufescens (Hampson, 1910). Sri Lanka (TL). 

Araeopteron xanthopis Hampson, 1907. Sri Lanka (TL). 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Araeopteron spp. -


StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh1
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi1
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala1
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya1
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan1
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand122
West Bengal
Total12331
  1. Han, H.L. & Kononenko, V.S., 2021. Three new species of the genus Araeopteron Hampson, 1893 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Boletobiinae) from the Xizang Autonomous Region, China with an updated list of the world species. ZooKeys, 1060, p.17-32.

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Araeopteron spp. Hampson, 1893 – . 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/araeopteron-spp, accessed 2024/03/28.