Taxonomic Information
Achrosis Guenée, 1857 species in India, based on Kirti et al 2019.
Achrosis alienata (Walker, 1862). India: Chennai (Madras), Deccan.
Achrosis costimaculata (Moore, 1868). India: West Bengal, Meghalaya.
Achrosis euchroes (Prout, 1917). India: Nilgiris (TL).
Achrosis incitata (Walker, 1862). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling: TL), Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Karnataka, Goa.
Achrosis intexta (Walker, 1862). India: Maharashtra, North Kanara, Goa, Kerala.
Achrosis obliquilineata (Warren, 1893). India: Nagas (TL).
Achrosis pallida (Moore, 1877). India: Andaman Is. (TL).
Achrosis pyrrhularia Guenée, [1858]. India: Central India, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya.
Achrosis quadraria Warren, 1893. India: Meghalaya (Khasis: TL).
Achrosis rondelaria (Fabricius, 1775). India; Sri Lanka.
Achrosis rufescens (Butler, 1880). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling: TL), Arunachal Pradesh.
Achrosis serpentinaria (Walker, 1866). S. India; Sri Lanka.
Achrosis lithosiaria (Walker, 1862). India: Sikkim, Nagas, Khasis. This is listed by as an extralimital species by D. Stuning. All images of Achrosis lithosiaria (Walker, 1862) on the website are Achrosis costimaculata (Moore, 1868).
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Similar species: Achrosis costimaculata (Moore, [1868]).
- Osicerda costimaculata Moore, [1868]. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. Pg. 650. TL: Shillong, Meghalaya. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29534005#page/672/mode/1up
- Prionia costimaculata Swinhoe, 1894. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. Pg. 199.
- Osicerda costimaculata Moore, [1868]. Cotes & Swinhoe, 1887. A catalogue of the moths of India. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/42366#page/581/mode/1up
- Chandra, K., Kumar, V., Singh, N., Raha, A., Sanyal, A.K.2019. Assemblages of Lepidoptera in Indian Himalaya through long term monitoring plots. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 1-457 pp. Pl. 84/8.
- http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=597210 [accessed 26 April 2021]
Lepindex previously listed costimaculata as a synonym of lithosiaria but now treats it as a valid taxon.
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Meghalaya | 4 | ||||||||||||
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| Total | 4 |
- Omiza lithosiaria Walker, 1862. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 24: 1085. TL: Sarawak, Borneo. Text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso2224brit/page/1085/mode/1up?view=theater
- Hampson, G. F. 1895. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.3. Taylor & Francis, London. Noctuidae (cont.) to Geometridae 546 p - 226 figs. Pg. 175, #3163 as Prionia lithosiara.
- Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1992. Moths of Nepal. Part 1. TINEA. Vol. 13 (Supplement 2). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo. Pl. 12/17 as Sabaria lithosiaria.
- Chandra, K., Kumar, V., Singh, N., Raha, A., Sanyal, A.K.2019. Assemblages of Lepidoptera in Indian Himalaya through long term monitoring plots. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 1-457 pp. Pl. 84/10.
- https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11/Hypochrosini/hypochrosini_5_9.php
- http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=182519
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Achrosis lithosiaria (Walker, 1862) – . 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/achrosis-lithosiaria, accessed 2025/01/21.