Taxonomic Information
Schistophleps Hampson, 1891 species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Schistophleps bipuncta (Hampson, 1891). India (Nilgiris, Karnataka, Naga Hills, West Bengal); Sri Lanka.
Schistophleps hyalinata Kirti & Gill, 2008. India (Karnataka).
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
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| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Karnataka | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Maharashtra | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
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| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
- Kirti, J. S & N. S. Gill, 2008. Two new species of Schistophleps Hampson (Lepidoptera : Arctiidae : Lithosiinae) from India. Oriental Insects, 42: 379-384.
- Kirti, J.S. & N. Singh. 2015. Arctiid Moths of India. Vol. 1. Nature Books of India, New Delhi, 205 pp.
- 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.
Note: Schistophleps bipuncta (Hampson, 1891), Schistophleps hyalinata Kirti & Gill, 2008 and Schistophleps pentoveinlata Kirti & Gill, 2008, all occur in S. India. These species are best separated by examining the veinlets between vein sc and the costa. Schistophleps pentoveinlata Kirti & Gill, 2008 have five veinlets while Schistophleps hyalinata Kirti & Gill, 2008 have two veinlets. These veinlets cannot be ascertained from photographs alone. Till further investigations reveal otherwise, the NE Himalayan populations are treated as Schistophleps bipuncta (Hampson, 1891) (pers. comm. by SS with Navneet Singh on 15 Nov. 2021).
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Schistophleps spp. Hampson, 1891 – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.82. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/schistophleps-spp, accessed 2025/01/19.