Taxonomic Information
Diphtherocome Warren, 1907 species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Diphtherocome bigu Hreblay & Ronkay, 1999. Nepal.
Diphtherocome brevipennis (Hampson, 1909). Tibet.
Diphtherocome burmana Berio, 1973. Myanmar.
Diphtherocome discibrunnea (Moore, 1867). Bengal.
Diphtherocome pallida (Moore, 1867). India: Sikkim, West Bengal, Uttarakhand; Nepal.
Diphtherocome nepalichlora Hreblay & Ronkay, 1999. Nepal.
Diphtherocome pallidipennis Hreblay & Ronkay, 1999. Nepal
Diphtherocome pseudovivida Hreblay & Ronkay, 1999. Nepal
Diphtherocome pallidula Hreblay & Plante, 1998. Tibet.
Diphtherocome secreta Hreblay & Ronkay, 1999. Nepal.
Diphtherocome vigens (Walker, [1865]). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling: TL); Nepal.
Diphtherocome fasciata (Moore, 1,888). India: Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand; Nepal.
Diphtherocome chrysochlora (Hampson, 1897). India: Assam.
Diphtherocome chloronympha Hreblay, Peregovits & Ronkay, 1999. Nepal.
Diphtherocome thaumasia (Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998). Nepal.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| Uttarakhand | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Total | 1 |
- OD: Diphtera fasciata Moore 1,888. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Pg. 408. TL: Kangra, NW Himalaya.
- Butler, A.G. 1889. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum. Pg. 30. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180012#page/40/mode/1up. Plate CXXII, Fig. 1 at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180012#page/137/mode/1up.
- Seitz, A. (Ed.) 1912. Macrolepidoptera of the World Vol. 11: Indo-Australian Noctuiform Phalaenae. Pg. 33, Pl. 5. Lists both vigens and pallida.
- Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1992. Moths of Nepal. Part 1. TINEA. Vol. 13 (Supplement 2). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo. Pl. 13/24.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Diphtherocome fasciata (Moore, 1,888) – . 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/diphtherocome-fasciata, accessed 2025/10/24.

