Grammodes geometrica (Fabricius, 1775) -

Taxonomic Information

Grammodes Guenée, 1852 species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Grammodes geometrica (Fabricius, 1775). Oriental tropics.
Grammodes occulta Berio, 1956. Myanmar. 
Grammodes stolida (Fabricius, 1775). Oriental tropics.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh11
Arunachal Pradesh1
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh1
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa1
Gujarat2111
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh2
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka11
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh1
Maharashtra32182
Manipur1
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga1111
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu1
Tripura1
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand1
West Bengal11
Total11115581153

Grammodes geometrica (Fabricius, 1775): Cistus salviifolius (Cistaceae), Diospyros montana (Ebenaceae), Oryza sativa (Poaceae), Persicaria maculosa (Polygonaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).

  1. Hampson, G. F. 1894. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 2. Arctiidae, Agrostidae, Noctuidae pg.531 #2587
  2. Kononenko, V. S. & A. Pinratana. 2005. Moths of Thailand, Volume 3: Noctuidae, pg 84, pl 20/4.

Other Notes

Grammodes stolida has the postdiscal cream line bent inwards in the middle, cillia white at forewing apex and a fine marginal white-grey line.

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Grammodes geometrica (Fabricius, 1775) – . 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/grammodes-geometrica, accessed 2024/03/29.