Taxonomic Information
Enispa Walker, [1866] species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Enispa albifrontata (Moore, 1888). India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling).
Enispa albilineata (Hampson, 1898). India: Himachal Pradesh (Dharamshala), Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Enispa albinellus (Hampson, 1896). Sri Lanka.
Enispa albitegulata (Warren, 1913). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills)
Enispa algae Hampson, 1910. S. India, Karnataka (TL: Belgaum).
Enispa atricincta (Hampson, 1907). Sri Lanka.
Enispa croceicincta (Hampson, 1903). Sri Lanka.
Enispa elataria (Walker, 1861). India: Goa, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Assam; Sri Lanka.
Enispa erythroglauca Hampson, 1910. India: Andhra Pradesh (TL: Horsleykonda).
Enispa etrocta Hampson, 1910. India: Tamil Nadu (TL: Palni Hillsi).
Enispa ferreofusa Hampson, 1910. India: Tamil Nadu (TL: Chennai).
Enispa griseipennis (Hampson, 1891). India: S. India (TL: Nilgiris).
Enispa inversa (Warren, 1913). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills).
Enispa leprosa Hampson, 1910. India: Sikkim (TL).
Enispa leucogramma Hampson, 1910. Bhutan.
Enispa lichenostola Hampson, 1910. India: Tamil Nadu (Chennai).
Enispa minuta (Hampson, 1893). India: Karnataka, Kerala; Sri Lanka
Enispa purpurascens (Hampson, 1907). Sri Lanka
Enispa regulata (Walker, 1861). India: Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Karnataka; Sri Lanka.
Enispa rosea (Hampson, 1893). Sri Lanka
Enispa rosellaria Pellinen, 2017. India: Uttarakhand (Dehradun), Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh; Thailand.
Enispa roseata (Hampson, 1902). India: Himachal Pradesh (Shimla).
Enispa rosellus (Hampson, 1893). India: Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra; Sri Lanka (TL).
Enispa rufapicia Hampson, 1918. Sri Lanka
Enispa vinacea (Hampson, 1891). India: Nilgiris, Karnataka.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Enispa minuta -
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| Total | 1 |
- OD: Hyria minuta Hampson, 1893. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum. Pt. 9, pg. 150, pl. 169, f. 18; TL: Ceylon, Pudaloya. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180014#page/162/mode/1up
- Hampson, G. F. 1898. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum vol. 10, pg. 50. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/61179#page/76/mode/1up
- Seitz, A. (Ed.). 1913. Macro. Lep. World. Vol. 11, pg. 208, pl. 22e. As Penisa minuta for male.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Enispa minuta (Hampson, 1893) – . 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/enispa-minuta, accessed 2025/10/24.