Opisthograptis sulphurea (Butler, 1880) -

Taxonomic Information

List of Opisthograptis Hübner, 1823 known from India based on Kirti et al. (2019).
Opisthograptis crataegata Linnaeus, 1761.
Opisthograptis irrorata (Hampson, 1895). India: Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh.
Opisthograptis luteolata luteolata (Linnaeus, 1758). India: Indian Himalayas (?).
Opisthograptis mimulina Butler, 1886. India: Himachal Pradesh; Uttarakhand; Nepal. 
Opisthograptis moelleri Warren, 1893. India: Sikkim.
Opisthograptis rumiformis (Hampson, 1902). India: Indian Himalayas.
Opisthograptis sulphurea (Butler, 1880). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Opisthograptis tridentifera (Moore, 1888). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.

Opisthograptis luteolata is extralimital being found in Europe and West Asia.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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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
Uttarakhand111
West Bengal
Total1111
  1. OD: Rumia sulphurea Butler, 1880. AMNH (5) vi. Pg. 123.
  2. 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. 184, # 3190. 
  3. Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1994. Moths of Nepal. Part 3. TINEA. Vol. 14 (Supplement 1). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo. Pl. 72/5.
  4. http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=274482

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Opisthograptis sulphurea (Butler, 1880) – . 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/opisthograptis-sulphurea, accessed 2024/03/29.