Taxonomic Information
Achrosis Guenée, 1857 species in India, based on Kirti et al 2019.
Achrosis alienata (Walker, 1862). India: Chennai (Madras), Deccan.
Achrosis costimaculata (Moore, 1868). India: West Bengal, Meghalaya.
Achrosis euchroes (Prout, 1917). India: Nilgiris (TL).
Achrosis incitata (Walker, 1862). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling: TL), Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Karnataka, Goa.
Achrosis intexta (Walker, 1862). India: Maharashtra, North Kanara, Goa, Kerala.
Achrosis obliquilineata (Warren, 1893). India: Nagas (TL).
Achrosis pallida (Moore, 1877). India: Andaman Is. (TL).
Achrosis pyrrhularia Guenée, [1858]. India: Central India, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya.
Achrosis quadraria Warren, 1893. India: Meghalaya (Khasis: TL).
Achrosis rondelaria (Fabricius, 1775). India; Sri Lanka.
Achrosis rufescens (Butler, 1880). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling: TL), Arunachal Pradesh.
Achrosis serpentinaria (Walker, 1866). S. India; Sri Lanka.
Achrosis lithosiaria (Walker, 1862). India: Sikkim, Nagas, Khasis. This is listed by as an extralimital species by D. Stuning. All images of Achrosis lithosiaria (Walker, 1862) on the website are Achrosis costimaculata (Moore, 1868).
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Achrosis costimaculata -
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Meghalaya | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
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| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 4 | 2 |
- Osicerda costimaculata Moore, [1868]. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. Pg. 650. TL: Shillong, Meghalaya. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29534005#page/672/mode/1up
- Prionia costimaculata Swinhoe, 1894. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. Pg. 199.
- Osicerda costimaculata Moore, [1868]. Cotes & Swinhoe, 1887. A catalogue of the moths of India. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/42366#page/581/mode/1up
- Haruta, T. (Ed.). 2000. Moths of Nepal. Part 6. TINEA. Vol. 16 (Supplement 1). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo. Pg. 97, states Achrosis costimaculata (Moore, 1868) is listed as lithosiaria MoN 1: 39; 3: 30; Pl. 12: 17.
- http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=535061 is probably a misidentification.
Note: Achrosis lithosiaria on MOI is an incorrect identification. All these individuals are Achrosis costimaculata (Moore, [1868]). Stuning also states that Achrosis lithosiaria (Walker) is an exclusively Sundanean element found in Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo (Holloway, [1994]: 32, pl. 2: 9, 10) and Palawan (new record). Species identity revised to Achrosis costimaculata (Moore, [1868]) (SS, 17 Jan 2025).
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Achrosis costimaculata (Moore, [1868]) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.9. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://mothsofindia.org/achrosis-costimaculata, accessed 2025/04/24.