Praezygaena caschmirensis ([Kollar, 1844]) -

Taxonomic Information

List of Praezygaena Alberti, 1954 species known from India.
Praezygaena caschmirensis (Kollar, [1844]). Pakistan; Nepal; India: Kashmir.
Praezygaena erythrosoma (Hampson, [1893]). Nepal.

Day-flying moth. Seen feeding commonly on Buddelja flowers.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Praezygaena caschmirensis -

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
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Bihar
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Uttarakhand1
West Bengal
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Praezygaena caschmirensis ([Kollar, 1844]): Cuscuta (Convolvulaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).

  1. Hampson, G. F. [1893]. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 1. Taylor & Francis, London. Pp. xxiii + 527. Saturniidae to Hypsidae fig. Pg. 230. Accessed online June 2015.

  2. Haruta, T. (Ed.). Moths of Nepal. Pl. 53, fg.25

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Praezygaena caschmirensis ([Kollar, 1844]) – . 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/praezygaena-caschmirensis, accessed 2025/04/25.