
Taxonomic Information
Doloessa Zeller, 1848 species from the Indian subcontinent.
Doloessa constellata Hampson, 1898. India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills).
Doloessa ochrociliella (Ragonot, 1893). India: Andaman Is; Sri Lanka.
Doloessa viridis Zeller, 1848. India: Kerala, Karnataka.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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Total | 1 | 3 |
Doloessa viridis Zeller, 1848: Detritophagous* Polyphagous* Aglaia elaeagnoidea (Meliaceae), Allium sativum (Amaryllidaceae), Cinnamomum camphora (Lauraceae), Cocos nucifera, Elaeis guineensis (Arecaceae), Hevea brasiliensis (Euphorbiaceae), Oryza sativa, Zea mays (Poaceae), Phaseolus spp.(Fabaceae), Sesamum spp. (Pedaliaceae), Shorea spp. (Dipterocarpaceae), Theobroma cacao (Malvaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
- Doloessa viridis Zeller, 1848; Isis von Oken 1848 (11): 860. (in German).
- Thagora figurana Walker, 1863; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 27: 205. Text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso2728brit/page/205/mode/1up?view=theater.
- Tyana ornata Wileman, 1910; Entomologist 43 (569): 291. Text at https://archive.org/details/entomologist431910brit/page/291/mode/1up?view=theater.
- Hampson, G. F. 1896. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.4. Taylor & Francis, London. Pyralidae 594 p - 287 figs. Pg. 4, # 4144 as Thagora figurana.
- http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/pyra/viridis.html
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/124043-Doloessa-viridis
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Doloessa viridis Zeller, 1848 – . 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/doloessa-viridis, accessed 2025/02/07.