Ostrinia spp. Hübner, 1825 -

Taxonomic Information

Ostrinia Hübner, 1825 species known from the Indian subcontinent. 
Ostrinia furnacalis (Guenée, 1854). SE Asia. 
Ostrinia kasmirica (Moore, 1888). India: Kashmir.
Ostrinia dorsivittata (Moore, 1888). India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling).
Ostrinia zealis (Guenee, 1854). Bangladesh (TL: Sylhet)

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Ostrinia spp. -


StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
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
Total

Note: Observation bn854 is identified to genus level only. While Robinson et al 1994, pg. 181 states that Ostrinia furnacalis (Guenée, 1854) is the only species that occurs in SE Asia, Ostrinia kasmirica (Moore, 1888) from Kashmir, Ostrinia dorsivittata (Moore, 1888) (TL: Darjeeling) and Ostrinia zealis (Guenee, 1854) (TL: Sylhet, Bangladesh are other species from India and Bangladesh. 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Ostrinia spp. Hübner, 1825 – . 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/ostrinia-spp, accessed 2024/03/29.