Acidon nigrobasis (Swinhoe, 1895) -

Taxonomic Information

Acidon Hampson, 1896 species known from India.
Acidon albolineata (Hampson, 1895). India: Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim. 
Acidon evae Lödl, 1998. India: Assam; Bangladesh: Sylhet district.
Acidon hemiphaea (Hampson, 1907). India: Tamil Nadu (Chennai [Madras]). 
Acidon nigrobasis (Swinhoe, 1895). India: Meghalaya (TL: Cherrapunji); Sri Lanka. 
Acidon rectilineata (Hampson, 1896). India: Sikkim. 
Acidon paradoxa Hampson, 1896. Bhutan. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
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Chhattisgarh
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Daman & Diu
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Jharkhand
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  1. Catada nigrobasis Swinhoe, 1895. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 15 (85): 15; TL: Cherra Punji. Text at https://archive.org/details/annalsmagazineof6151895lond/page/15/mode/1up?view=theater
  2. Catada nigribasis Hampson, 1895; Fauna Br. India (Moths) 3: 64 (Swinhoe MS); TL: Khasis. 
  3. Moths of Thailand, Vol. 3, Part 2, Pg.47,  Pl. 5/18. 
  4. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/883585-Acidon-nigrobasis
  5. http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=583373
  6. https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-17/hypeninae/hypeninae_3_6.php

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Acidon nigrobasis (Swinhoe, 1895) – . 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/acidon-nigrobasis, accessed 2025/04/24.