Clanis bilineata (Walker, 1866) -

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Similar species:Clanis phalaris (Cramer, [1777])
Clanis phalaris is a similar species and can be best distinguished from Clanis bilineata by presence of black streaks on underside of forewing.

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka1
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland2
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total12

Clanis bilineata (Walker, 1866): Pterocarpus marsupium, Pongamia pinnata, Callerya atropurpurea (Fabaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).

  1. Basiana bilineata Walker, 1866. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 35: 1857; TL: Darjeeling. Text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso35brit/page/1857/mode/1up?view=theater
  2. Kitching, I. Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory. http://sphingidae.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/729 [accessed 19 Jan 2017]
  3. https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-3/sphingidae/sphingidae_9_1.php

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Clanis bilineata (Walker, 1866) – . 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/clanis-bilineata, accessed 2025/02/16.