Taxonomic Information
Musotima Meyrick, 1884 species known from India.
Musotima acclaralis (Walker, 1859). Sri Lanka.
Musotima instrumentalis (Swinhoe, 1894). India: Meghalaya (Shillong), Arunachal Pradesh.
Musotima suffusalis (Hampson, 1893). India: S. India; Sri Lanka.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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Musotima suffusalis (Hampson, 1893): Adiantum (Pteridaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010)
- OD: Ambia suffusalis Hampson, 1893. Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 9: 178, pl. 174, f. 20; TL: Ceylon. Text at https://archive.org/stream/illustrationsoft09brituoft#page/178/mode/1up. Plate at https://archive.org/stream/illustrationsoft09brituoft#page/n228/mode/1up.
- Hampson, G. F. 1896. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 4. Taylor & Francis, London. Pyralidae 594 p - 287 figs. Pg. 199-200, # 4653.
- Kendrick, R. 2002. Moths (Insecta : Lepidoptera) of Hong Kong. Plate 13/14.
- http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=328153. [accessed 27 December 2019]
- http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/muso/suffusalis.html. [accessed 27 December 2019]
- https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=17740
Note: Taxonomic placement of this species needs investigation and clarification. It has been suggested that the species should be retained as its original genus Ambia suffusalis Hampson, 1893.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Musotima suffusalis (Hampson, 1893) – . 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/musotima-suffusalis, accessed 2025/04/23.