Taxonomic Information
Oroplema Holloway, 1998 species known from India.
Oroplema oyamana (Matsumura, 1931). India: NE Himalaya.
Oroplema simplex (Warren, 1899). India: S. India (Nilgiris).
Oroplema plagifera (Butler, 1881). N. India.
Observation MOI-pqm788 looks very much like Oroplema oyamana (Matsumura, 1931), but this supposed to be found in NE India/E. Himalaya, while O. simplex is the exclusively S. Indian species.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Oroplema spp. -
Observation MOI-pqm788 looks very much like Oroplema oyamana (Matsumura, 1931), but this supposed to be found in NE India/E. Himalaya, while O. simplex is the exclusively S. Indian species.
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| Total | 1 |
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Oroplema spp. Holloway, 1998 – . 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/oroplema-spp, accessed 2025/04/23.