Taxonomic Information
Eustroma Hübner, [1825] known from India based on Kirti et al. (2019).
Eustroma aurantiaria (Moore, 1868). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling), Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh.
Eustroma aurigena (Butler, 1880). India: NE Himalaya; Nepal.
Eustroma chalcoptera (Hampson, 1895). India: Sikkim, 10000ft.
Eustroma elista Prout, 1940. India: Tonglo, 3050m, Sikkim, Quelle; Yatong (Sikkim/Tibet Border).
Eustroma hampsoni Prout, 1958. India: Sikkim.
Eustroma inextricata (Walker, 1866).India: Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, West Bengal; Nepal.
Eustroma lativittaria (Moore, 1868). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling).
Eustroma melancholica venipicta Warren, 1893.India: Arunachal Pradesh; Nepal.
Eustroma mixtilineata. India: Arunachal Pradesh.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Eustroma aurigena -
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
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| Uttarakhand | |||||||||||||
| West Bengal | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 2 | 1 |
- Cidaria aurigena Butler, 1880. AMNH. 4:230.
- 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. 360, #3665 as Cidaria aurigena.
- Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1992. Moths of Nepal. Part 1. TINEA. Vol. 13 (Supplement 2). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo. Pl. 6/19.
- Seitz, A. (Ed.). Macro. Lep. 4, Pg. 208, Pl. 13b.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Eustroma aurigena (Butler, 1880) – . 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/eustroma-aurigena, accessed 2025/10/20.