Taxonomic Information
Araeopteron Hampson, 1893 species known from India and Sri Lanka (Han & Kononenko 2021).
Araeopteron fasciale (Hampson, 1896). Sri Lanka (TL).
Araeopteron goniophora Hampson, 1907. Sri Lanka (TL).
Araeopteron griseata Hampson, 1907. Sri Lanka (TL).
Araeopteron nivalis Hampson, 1907. Sri Lanka (TL).
Araeopteron pictale Hampson, 1893. Sri Lanka (TL).
Araeopteron poliophaea (Hampson, 1910). Sri Lanka (TL).
Araeopteron proleuca Hampson, 1907. India (West Bengal); Sri Lanka.
Araeopteron rufescens (Hampson, 1910). Sri Lanka (TL).
Araeopteron xanthopis Hampson, 1907. Sri Lanka (TL).
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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- OD: Araeopteron proleuca Hampson, 1907. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 17: 671. Type locality: India (Bengal), Sri Lanka.
- Hampson, G. F. 1910. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum, Vol 10, pg. 25, #5010 & Pl 149/14. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/101550#page/53/mode/1up. Plate at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid410brit/page/n446/mode/2up?view=theater
- Seitz, A. (Ed.). 1913. The Macrolepidoptera of the World, Vol. 11, pg. 201 & Pl. 22g.
- http://insecta.pro/taxonomy/74115
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Araeopteron proleuca Hampson, 1907 – . 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/araeopteron-proleuca, accessed 2025/04/23.