Schistophleps spp. Hampson, 1891 -

Taxonomic Information

List of Schistophleps Hampson, 1891 species known from India.
Schistophleps bipuncta (Hampson, 1891). India (Nilgiris, Karnataka, Naga Hills, West Bengal); Sri Lanka.  
Schistophleps hyalinata Kirti & Gill, 2008. India (Karnataka).
Schistophleps pentoveinlata Kirti & Gill, 2008. India (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala).

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh1
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka231
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra421
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total662
Schistophleps spp.: Oryza sativa (Poaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010)
  1. Kirti, J. S & N. S. Gill, 2008. Two new species of Schistophleps Hampson (Lepidoptera : Arctiidae : Lithosiinae) from India. Oriental Insects, 42: 379-384.
  2. Kirti, J.S. & N. Singh. 2015. Arctiid Moths of India. Vol. 1. Nature Books of India, New Delhi, 205 pp.
  3. Singh, N. ,Joshi, R.,Kirti, J. S.,Bisht, S. S., & H. S. Param. 2021. A catalogue of Indian Arctiinae (Erebidae, Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5058 (1): 001–118. 

Note: Schistophleps bipuncta (Hampson, 1891), Schistophleps hyalinata Kirti & Gill, 2008 and Schistophleps pentoveinlata Kirti & Gill, 2008, all occur in S. India. These species are best separated by examining the veinlets between vein sc and the costa. Schistophleps pentoveinlata Kirti & Gill, 2008 have five veinlets while Schistophleps hyalinata Kirti & Gill, 2008 have two veinlets. These veinlets cannot be ascertained from photographs alone. Till further investigations reveal otherwise, the NE Himalayan populations are treated as Schistophleps bipuncta (Hampson, 1891) (pers. comm. by SS with Navneet Singh on 15 Nov. 2021).

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Schistophleps spp. Hampson, 1891 – . 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/schistophleps-spp, accessed 2024/03/28.