Eois plicata (Moore, 1888) -

Taxonomic Information

Eois Hübner, 1818 species known from India.
Eois dissimilis (Moore, [1887]) (Pseudasthena). India: Tamil Nadu, Kerala; Sri Lanka. 
Eois grataria (Walker, 1861) (Hyria). India (NE India); Sri Lanka. 
Eois ingrataria ingrataria (Warren, 1898) (Psilocambogia). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).  
Eois lunulosa lunulosa (Moore, [1887]) (Pseudasthena). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills), Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Sikkim; Sri Lanka. 
Eois memorata (Walker, 1861) (Pomasia). India; Nepal. 
Eois phaneroscia Prout, 1922.  India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills), Assam (Tezpur). 
Eois plicata (Moore, 1888) (Bardanes). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling). 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh1
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total1
  1. Bardanes plicata Moore, 1888. Lep. Atk. Pg. 251, pl. 8/22. TL: Darjeeling, West Bengal. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/26805#page/269/mode/1upPlate at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/26805#page/339/mode/1up
  2. Hampson, G. F. 1895. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.3. Taylor & Francis, London. Noctuidae (cont.) to Geometridae 546 p - 226 figs.pg. 421. 
  3. Cotes, E.C. & Swinhoe, C. 1887. A Catalogue of the moths of India. Part-1, Sphinges and Part-2, Bombyces, Printed by order  of the Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta, 812 pp. Pg. 583,  # 3983. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11412039#page/617/mode/1up
  4. Brehm, G., Bodner, F., Strutzenberger, P., Hünefeld, F. and Fiedler, K., 2011. Neotropical Eois (Lepidoptera: Geometridae): checklist, biogeography, diversity, and description patterns. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 104(6), pp.1091-1107. 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Eois plicata (Moore, 1888) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.81. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/Eois-plicata, accessed 2024/11/14.