Taxonomic Information
Archernis Meyrick, 1886 species known from Indian region:
Archernis dolopsalis (Walker, 1859) – Nilgiris
Archernis fulvalis Hampson, 1899 – Sikkim, Sri Lanka
Archernis lugens (Warren, 1896) – Meghalaya
Archernis nictitans (Swinhoe, 1894) – Meghalaya
Archernis obliquialis Hampson, 1896 – Sikkim
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Archernis humilis -
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | |||||||||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Goa | |||||||||||||
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| Haryana | |||||||||||||
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| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 1 |
- OD : Protonoceras humilis, New species of Geometers and Pyrales from the Khasia Hills. – A.M.N.H. (6) 14(80): 135–149 pg 146 - https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343383#page/164/mode/1up
- Fauna of British India, Moths of India, Vol 4, Page 380 #5091 - https://archive.org/details/moths04hamp/page/380/mode/1up?view=theater
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M. Alma Solis, Paul D. Pratt, Elizabeth Mattison, Jeff Makinson, Matthew Purcell, Min B. Raymaihi, and Richard Mally "Archernis humilis (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Rediscovered Feeding on Skunk Vine (Paederia foetida L.) in Southeast Asia," Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 122(3), 732-749, (23 July 2020). https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.122.3.732 - https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1128511-Archernis-humilis
Note: The extent of blackish suffusion shows wide variation.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Archernis humilis (Swinhoe, 1894) – . 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/archernis-humilis, accessed 2025/04/24.