Homona coffearia (Nietner, 1861) - Tea Tortrix

Taxonomic Information

Homona Walker, 1863 species known from India (Pathania et al 2020).
Homona coffearia (Nietner, 1861). India: Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Kerala; Sri Lanka; Nepal.
Homona eductana (Walker, 1863). India (Andaman Is.); Myanmar.
Homona encausta (Walker, 1863). India; Nepal; Sri Lanka.
Homona nakaoi Yasuda, 1969. India: Jammu & Kashmir; Nepal.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Homona eductana (Walker, 1863)
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/548074-Homona-eductana
Robinson et al Pl. 13/15-16 for Homona eductana

Homona encausta (Walker, 1863)
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/550082-Homona-encausta
Robinson et al Pl. 13/13-14 Homona encausta

Homona nakaoi Yasuda, 1969
Ganai, M. and Khan, Z., 2017. Diversity of Tortricid Moths (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Kashmir division, Jammu & Kashmir, India. J. Entomol Zoo, 5, pp.678-692. Pl. 12 for male.
 

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala11
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand1
West Bengal1
Total112
  1. Tortrix coffearia Nietner, 1861. Enem. Coff. Ceyl.: 24.
  2. Robinson et al Pl. 13/11-12 for Homona coffearia
  3. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/371607-Homona-coffearia
     

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Homona coffearia (Nietner, 1861) – Tea Tortrix. 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/homona-coffearia, accessed 2025/04/24.