Perixera argentosa (Prout, 1920) -

Taxonomic Information

Perixera Meyrick, 1886 species known from S India (Kirti et al. 2019; Kumar et al. 2014):
Perixera absconditaria (Walker, [1863]). S. India.
Perixera arenosaria Moore, 1887. Sri Lanka. 
Perixera argentosa (Prout, 1920). India: Tamil Nadu (Travancore), Meghalaya (Khasi Hills), Arunachal Pradesh. 
Perixera decretariodes Holloway, 1997. India: N.E. Himalaya.
Perixera griseata belgaumensis (Prout, 1938). India: Karnataka (Belgaum).
Perixera insitiva (Prout, 1920). S. India. 
Perixera interpulsata (Walker, 1861). India. 
Perixera illepidaria Guenée, [1858]. India: Bihar. 
Perixera obrinaria (Guenée, [1858]). S. India; Sri Lanka. 

Note: This species is provisionally identified, with the bipectinnate antennae in Observation MOI-pqn085, not visible in other images, not mentioned in literature. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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  1. Anisodes argentosa Prout, 1920. Nov. Zool. 27: 278. TL: Borneo. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3242914#page/314/mode/1up
  2. Anisodes argentosa; Seitz, A. (Ed.). Macro Lep. World, Vol. 12, pg. 179, Pl. 19e.
  3. https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-10/cosymbiini/cosymbiini_6_20.php
  4. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/199574-Perixera-argentosa

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Perixera argentosa (Prout, 1920) – . 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/perixera-argentosa, accessed 2025/04/23.