Taxonomic Information
Adoxophyes Meyrick, 1881 species from India (Pathania et al 2020).
Adoxophyes moderatana (Walker, 1863). India: Andaman Is.
Adoxophyes parastropha Meyrick, 1912. India: Meghalaya; Nepal; Myanmar.
Adoxophyes privatana (Walker, 1863). India; Nepal; Myanmar; Sri Lanka.
Adoxophyes psammocyma (Meyrick, 1908). India: Tamil Nadu (TL: Palni Hills).
Adoxophyes revoluta (Meyrick, 1908). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills).
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Similar species: Adoxophyes moderatana (Walker, 1863)
Tortrix moderatana Walker, 1863. List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln. Br. Mus. 28: 328. TL: Sarawak. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/212523#page/345/mode/1up
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/786490-Adoxophyes-moderatana
Robinson, G.S., K.R.Tuck, M. Shaffer & K. Cook. 1994. The Smaller Moths of South-East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur. 308 pp., 51 figs., 32 pls. Pg. 272, pl 14/4.
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| Meghalaya | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
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| Uttarakhand | |||||||||||||
| West Bengal | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 |
- Dichelia privatana Walker, 1863. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, 28:320. TL: “Hindostan”. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120180#page/344/mode/1up
- Robinson, G.S., K.R.Tuck, M. Shaffer & K. Cook. 1994. The Smaller Moths of South-East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur. 308 pp., 51 figs., 32 pls. Pl. 14/2-3. Male & Female.
- Pathania, P.C., Das, A., Brown, J.W. and Chandra, K., 2020. Catalogue of Tortricidae Latreille, 1802 (Lepidoptera: Tortricoidea) of India. Zootaxa, 4757(1), pp.1-95.
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/204059-Adoxophyes-privatana
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Adoxophyes privatana (Walker, 1863) – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.11. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/Adoxophyes-privatana, accessed 2025/11/02.