Dichocrocis revidata (Fabricius, 1787) -

Taxonomic Information

Dichocrocis Lederer, 1863 species known from India. 
Dichocrocis actinialis Hampson, 1898. India: Khasis, Meghalaya. 
Dichocrocis definita (Butler, 1889). Himalayas. 
Dichocrocis macrostidza Hampson, 1912. Myanmar. 
Dichocrocis plutusalis (Walker, 1859). India: NE India. 
Dichocrocis pyrrhalis (Walker, 1859). India: Nilgiris; Sri Lanka. 
Dichocrocis rigidalis (Snellen, 1890). NE Himalaya, Karnataka. 
Dichocrocis revidata (Fabricius, 1787). S. India. 
Dichocrocis zebralis (Moore, 1867). NE Himalaya. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh21
Arunachal Pradesh
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
Total21
  1. OD: Phalaena revidata Fabricius, 1787. Mant. Ins.2: 215–216. TL: India, Tamil Nadu, Tharangambadi [Tranquebariae]. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25523679#page/221/mode/1up (in French).
  2. Hedylepta straminea Moore, 1885. Lepidoptera of Ceylon, Vol. 3, pg. 278, pl 180/5. TL: Sri Lanka [Ceylon]. 
  3. FBI, Hampson, Vol. 4, pg. 310, # 4906. As a synonym of Dichocrocis nelusalis. 
  4. Singh, N. ,  R.Ranjan, A. Talukdar, R. Joshi, J. S. Kirti, K. Chandra & R. Mally. A catalogue of Indian Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5197 (1): 001–423. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5197.1.1. Lists as Dichocrocis revidata (Fabricius, 1787).
  5. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1347839-Dichocrocis-revidata
  6. https://oumnh.ox.ac.uk/collections-online?fbclid=IwAR1eSY2pD0_rfa5IR9DyhTh3I1UdF9DmrP_qXWzyAABnm9mnZ2jzNUYj7vM#/item/oum-catalogue-391704
  7. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org lists as Gadessa revidata (Fabricius, 1787). 

Note: Species identity changed from Orphanostigma vibiusalis (Walker, 1859) to Dichocrocis revidata (Fabricius, 1787) on 30 October 2022, based on comments by Po-po-pro and discussions with MOI team. 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Dichocrocis revidata (Fabricius, 1787) – . 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/dichocrocis-revidata, accessed 2024/03/29.