Astygisa vexillaria (Guenée, ([1858]) -

Taxonomic Information

Five species of Astygisa Warren, 1894 are known from India. 
Astygisa vexillaria Guenée, ([1858])
Astygisa albopunctata (Swinhoe, 1891)
Astygisa orbapicalis (Herbulot, 1993)
Astygisa hollowayi Stüning & Walia, 2009
Astygisa indiana Orhant, 2014

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh1
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Daman & Diu
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Kerala
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Maharashtra1
Manipur
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Odisha
Paschimbanga
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Astygisa vexillaria (Guenée, ([1858]): Ziziphus mauritiana (Rhamnaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010). 
  1. Pachydia vexillaria Guenée, 1857. Hist. Nat. Insectes, Spec. gen. Lepid, 10:138.
  2. Pachydia capitata Walker, 1861. List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus., 23: 1019. Text at https://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso2224brit#page/1019/mode/1up. Female. 
  3. Astygisa larentiata Walker, 1864. J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Zool.), 7:192. 
  4. Alana rubiginata Walker, 1866. List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus., 35: 1568. Text at https://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso35brit#page/1568/mode/1up. Female.
  5. Hampson, G. F. 1895. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.3. Taylor & Francis, London. Noctuidae (cont.) to Geometridae 546 p - 226 figs. Pg. 217, # 3277 as Dilinia vexillaria
  6. Stüning, D. & V.K. Walia, 2009. The genus Astygisa Walker, 1864 in India, with description of a new species from Western Himalaya (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Ennominae). Tinea 21(1): 9–22. Pg. 12, Fig. 21-24. 
  7. https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11/Caberini/caberini_3_1.php 
 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Astygisa vexillaria (Guenée, ([1858]) – . 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/astygisa-vexillaria, accessed 2024/04/18.