Schistophleps bipuncta (Hampson, 1891) -

Taxonomic Information

List of Schistophleps Hampson, 1891 species known from India.
Schistophleps bipuncta (Hampson, 1891). India: Nilgiris, Karnataka, Naga Hills, West Bengal; Sri Lanka.  
Schistophleps hyalinata Kirti & Gill, 2008. India: Karnataka (TL).
Schistophleps kendricki Rayhan, Bucsek, & Jahan, 2024. Bangladesh (TL: Chittagong); India: West Bengal. 
Schistophleps pentoveinlata Kirti & Gill, 2008. India: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Schistophleps kendricki Rayhan, Bucsek, & Jahan, 2024 differs from Schistophleps bipuncta Hampson and Schistophleps pentoveinlata Kirti & Gill, in having the antemedial line on fore-wings connecting to the inner margin almost at a right angle.

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh1
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala1
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal112
Total1113
Schistophleps bipuncta (Hampson, 1891): Oryza sativa (Poaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010). 
  1. Schistophleps bipuncta Hampson, 1891. Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 8: 54, pl. 140, f. 23; TL: Madras, Nilgiri Hills. Text at https://archive.org/details/illustrationsoft08brituoft/page/54/mode/1up?view=theater. Plate at https://archive.org/details/illustrationsoft08brituoft/page/n156/mode/1up?view=theater
  2. Hampson, G. F. 1894. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 2. Taylor & Francis, London. Arctiidae, Agrostidae, Noctuidae 609 p - 325 figs.pg. 125, # 1492, Fig. 80. 
  3. Singh, N. ,Joshi, R.,Kirti, J. S.,Bisht, S. S., & H. S. Param. 2021. A catalogue of Indian Arctiinae (Erebidae, Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5058 (1): 001–118. 
  4. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/126045-Schistophleps-bipuncta

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Schistophleps bipuncta (Hampson, 1891) – . 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/schistophleps-bipuncta, accessed 2025/04/25.