Rhimphalea trogusalis (Walker, 1859) -

Taxonomic Information

Rhimphalea Lederer, 1863 species known from India. 
Rhimphalea ochalis (Walker, 1859)
Rhimphalea trogusalis (Walker, 1859)
 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Rhimphalea trogusalis -


Rhimphalea trogusalis has a larger eye-spot comprising a complete black disc, with central white spot, whereas in ochalis it is incomplete. Rhimphalea trogusalis has a more yellowish ground colour and a broader dark brown stripe close to termen of the forewing (Robinson et al 1994). 

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh111
Assam1
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala11
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra1
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal1
Total2123
  1. OD: Botys trogusalis Walker, 1859. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 18: 711. Text at http://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso1618brit#page/711/mode/1up
  2. Botys megalopsalis Walker, [1866].  List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 34: 1428. Text at https://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso3334brit#page/1428/mode/1up
  3. Hampson, G. F. 1896. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.4. Taylor & Francis, London. Pyralidae 594 p - 287 figs.pg. 278, # 4821, Fig. 168.
  4. http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Digital_Moths_of_Asia/50_PYRALOIDEA/Crambidae/63.9_Pyraustinae/Rhimphalea/framepage_Rhimphalea.html
  5. Chandra, K., Kumar, V., Singh, N., Raha, A., Sanyal, A.K.2019. Assemblages of Lepidoptera in Indian Himalaya through long term monitoring plots. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 1-457 pp. Pl. 51.23. 

 

 

 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Rhimphalea trogusalis (Walker, 1859) – . 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/rhimphalea-trogusalis, accessed 2024/03/28.