Autocharis amethystina Swinhoe, [1894] -

Taxonomic Information

Autocharis Swinhoe, 1894 species known from India. 
Autocharis fessalis (Swinhoe, 1886)
Autocharis amethystina Swinhoe, [1894]

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Autocharis amethystina -

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  1. OD: Autocharis amethystina Swinhoe, 1894. New species of Geometers and Pyrales from the Khasia Hills. XXII. A.M.N.H., 14 (6): 135-149.
  2. Swinhoe, C. 1886. On the Lepidoptera of Mhow, in Central India. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1886: 421–465, pls. 40–41.
  3. Hampson, G. F. 1896. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.4. Taylor & Francis, London. Pyralidae 594 p - 287 figs.Vol. 4, pg. 415, # 5184. 
  4. Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1998. Moths of Nepal. Part 5. TINEA. Vol. 15 (Supplement 1). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo.Pl. 141/20. 
  5. http://pyralidsofborneo.org/index.php?amethystina
  6. https://singapore.biodiversity.online/species/A-Arth-Hexa-Lepidoptera-000652
Note: These individuals were incorrectly identified as Autocharis fessalis (Swinhoe, 1886). Corrected on 21 Jan 2022 by SS, based on inputs provided by Jahir Rayhan. Hampson (1896) synomized Autocharis amethystina with Autocharis fessalis, treating individuals with a straight marginal pink band as females, and the individuals with a sinuous marginal pink band as males. Here, we follow the treatment on http://pyralidsofborneo.org/index.php?amethystina, which lists Autocharis amethystina as a separate species. 

Page citation

Anonymous 2023. Autocharis amethystina Swinhoe, [1894] – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.42. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/autocharis-amethystina, accessed 2023/03/21.