Taxonomic Information
Eupterote Hübner, 1820 species known from India (based on Raha et al 2018 & Zolotuhin, 2018).
Eupterote citrina Walker, 1855. India: Central India, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal; Bangladesh.
Eupterote calandra Swinhoe, 1894. India: Meghalaya.
Eupterote decolorata (Grünberg, 1914). India: Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand; Nepal.
Eupterote flavida Moore, 1884. India: Karnataka, Maharashtra, S. India.
Eupterote gardneri Bryk, 1950. India: Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand; Nepal. Eupterote bifasciata Kishida, 1994 is a junior synonym.
Eupterote fabia Cramer, 1780. India: Maharashtra, Sikkim, West Bengal, S. India; Bhutan, Sri Lanka.
Eupterote mollifera Walker, 1865. India: Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh; Sri Lanka; Myanmar.
Eupterote orientalis (Fabricius, 1793). S. India; Sri Lanka.
Eupterote flavicollis Guérin-Meneville, 1843. S. India.
Eupterote diffusa Walker, 1865. S. India; Sri Lanka.
Eupterote hibisci (Fabricius, 1775). India: Karnataka, N. India; Sri Lanka.
Eupterote lineosa (Walker, 1855). India: Maharashtra, Nagaland, S. India, Sikkim; Bangladesh; Bhutan; Myanmar; Nepal; Sri Lanka.
Eupterote pandya (Moore, [1866]). India: West Bengal, Meghalaya.
Eupterote patula (Walker, 1865). India:West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya; Bangladesh.
Eupterote primularis Moore, 1884. S. India.
Eupterote translata Swinhoe, 1885. India: Maharashtra, S. India
Eupterote testacea Walker, 1855. India: Assam, Meghalaya; Myanmar; Bangladesh.
Eupterote undata Blanchard, [1844]. Indian subcontinent.
Eupterote undans Walker, 1855. India: Assam, Indian Himalayas, Karnataka, Maharashtra, S. India; Nepal; Bhutan.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Similar species from NE India: Eupterote calandra Swinhoe, 1894
From Rayhan et al 2023. "On the other hand, Eupterote citrina is very similar to another obscure Northeast Indian species, Eupterote calandra Swinhoe, 1894 in external morphology which was described from Cherrapunji and Shillong, Meghalaya. This species also have uniform lemon yellow wings devoid of any markings but males have antennae weak with short pectinations (Swinhoe 1894). "
Eupterote calandra Swinhoe, 1894. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. Pg. 157. TL: Cherrapunji/Shillong. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50996#page/199/mode/1up
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- Dreata citrina Walker, 1855; List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 4: 905. Type locality: Central India. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120193#page/145/mode/1up
- Rayhan, M.J., Jahan, S. and Irungbam, J.S., 2023. First description of the hitherto unknown male and female genitalia of Eupterote citrina (Walker, 1855)(Lepidoptera: Eupterotidae) with taxonomic note on its related taxa. Zootaxa, 5325(2), pp.298-300.
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/946468-Eupterote-citrina
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Eupterote citrina (Walker, 1855) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.91. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/eupterote-citrina, accessed 2025/06/23.