Taxonomic Information
Eustroma Hübner, [1825] known from India based on Kirti et al. (2019).
Eustroma aurantiaria (Moore, 1868). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling), Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh.
Eustroma aurigena (Butler, 1880). India: NE Himalaya; Nepal.
Eustroma chalcoptera (Hampson, 1895). India: Sikkim, 10000ft.
Eustroma elista Prout, 1940. India: Tonglo, 3050m, Sikkim, Quelle; Yatong (Sikkim/Tibet Border).
Eustroma hampsoni Prout, 1958. India: Sikkim.
Eustroma inextricata (Walker, 1866).India: Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, West Bengal; Nepal.
Eustroma lativittaria (Moore, 1868). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling).
Eustroma melancholica venipicta Warren, 1893.India: Arunachal Pradesh; Nepal.
Eustroma mixtilineata. India: Arunachal Pradesh.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Eustroma elista -
Choi, S.W., 2001. Phylogeny of Eulithis Hübner and related genera (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), with an implication of wing pattern evolution. American Museum Novitates, 2001(3318), pp.1-37. Lists elistum group as under:
Eustroma aurigenum (Butler, 1880) (aurigena)
Eustroma chalcopterum (Hampson, 1895) (chalcoptera)
Eustroma elistum Prout, 1940 (elista)
Eustroma aurigena is already on the website and can be ruled out based on the shape of medial dark band.
Eustroma chalcoptera (Hampson, 1895)
Cidaria chalcoptera Hampson, 1895. FBI, Vol. 3, pg. 360. TL: Sikkim, 10000ft.
Seitz, A. (Ed.), 1940. Macro. Lep. World. Vol. 4, Supl, pg. 106, Pl. 10f.
Seitz, A. (Ed.), 1940. Macro. Lep. World. Vol. 12, pg. 308,
is quite different from elista and aurigena.
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- Eustroma elista Prout, 1940. In Seitz, A. (Ed.), 1940. Macro. Lep. World. Vol. 12, pg. 302, Pl. 30h. TL: Sikkim (Tonglo).
- Choi, S.W., 2001. Phylogeny of Eulithis Hübner and related genera (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), with an implication of wing pattern evolution. American Museum Novitates, 2001(3318), pp.1-37.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Eustroma elista Prout, 1940 – . 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/eustroma-elista, accessed 2025/04/24.