Epagoge spp. Hübner, [1825] -

Taxonomic Information

Epagoge Hübner, [1825] species known from India based on Pathania et al 2020. . 
Epagoge melanatma (Meyrick, 1908). India: TL: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. 
Epagoge metacentra (Meyrick, 1918). India: TL: Ooty, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Epagoge spp. -


Epagoge melanatma Meyrick, 1908 (Capua), J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 18: 614. TL: India, "Assam, Khasi Hills". Holotype: BMNH. male.. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18938#page/694/mode/1up

Epagoge metacentra Meyrick, 1918 (Capua), Exotic Microlepid. 2: 163. TL: India, Nilgiris/Py-kara/Ootacamund. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9808551#page/195/mode/1up

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  1. Pathania, P.C., Das, A., Brown, J.W. and Chandra, K., 2020. Catalogue of Tortricidae Latreille, 1802 (Lepidoptera: Tortricoidea) of India. Zootaxa, 4757(1), pp.1-95.
  2. Gilligan, T. M., J. Baixeras, & J. W. Brown. 2018. T@RTS: Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae (Ver. 4.0). http://www.tortricid.net/catalogue.asp.

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Epagoge spp. Hübner, [1825] – . 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/epagoge-spp, accessed 2025/04/23.