Episparis tortuosalis Moore, 1867 -

Taxonomic Information

List of Episparis Walker, [1857] species known from India. 

Episparis costistriga (Walker, 1864)

Episparis exprimens Walker, 1862

Episparis liturata (Fabricius, 1787)

Episparis tortuosalis Moore, 1867

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Episparis tortuosalis -

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StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands1
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh1
Assam1
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa11
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka2
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra1
Manipur
Meghalaya2
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total133111

Episparis tortuosalis Moore, 1867: Chukrasia tabularis (Meliaceae), Magnolia champaca (Magnoliaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).

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Page citation

Anonymous 2023. Episparis tortuosalis Moore, 1867 – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.60. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://moths.ncbs.res.in/episparis-tortuosalis, accessed 2023/09/23.