Ctenoplusia tarassota (Hampson, 1913) -

Taxonomic Information

Ctenoplusia Dufay, 1970 species known from the Indian subcontinent
Ctenoplusia albostriata (Bremer & Grey, 1853). Peninsular India; Sri Lanka. 
Ctenoplusia chalcopasta (Hampson, 1912). India; Sri Lanka. 
Ctenoplusia indica (Ronkay, 1986). Karnataka. 
Ctenoplusia furcifera (Walker, [1858]). India; Sri Lanka. 
Ctenoplusia limbirena (Guenee, 1852). India; Sri Lanka. 
Ctenoplusia placida (Moore, [1884]). India; Sri Lanka. 
Ctenoplusia mutans (Walker, 1865). India; Sri Lanka. 
Ctenoplusia tarassota (Hampson, 1913). NE Himalaya. 
Ctenoplusia kosemponesis (Strand, 1920). N. India; Nepal.  

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Ctenoplusia tarassota -


StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh1
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
Uttarakhand112
West Bengal1
Total11211
  1. OD: Phytometra tarassota Hampson, 1913. Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 13: 473, pl. 237, f. 13 (repl. Plusia confusa Moore, 1882); TL: Sikkim. Text at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid13brituoft/page/473/mode/1up?view=theater. Plate at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid1213brit/page/n205/mode/2up?view=theater
  2. Phytometra tarassota ab. tarassotana Strand, 1917. Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2): 48. Text at https://archive.org/details/archivfurgeschic8214berl/page/n243/mode/1up?view=theater
  3. Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1993. Moths of Nepal. Part 2. TINEA. Vol. 13 (Supplement 3). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo.Pl. 44/23
  4. https://npc.iari.res.in/plusiinae/index.php/species-page/2-uncategorised/22-ctenoplusia-tarassota-hampson-1913

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Ctenoplusia tarassota (Hampson, 1913) – . 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/ctenoplusia-tarassota, accessed 2024/04/19.