Isodemis serpentinana (Walker, 1863) -

Taxonomic Information

Isodemis Diakonoff, 1952 species known from India (Pathania et al 2020). 
Isodemis illiberalis (Meyrick, 1918). 
Isodemis serpentinana (Walker, 1863). TL: Sarawak, Borneo. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Isodemis serpentinana -


Similar species: Isodemis stenotera Diakonoff, 1983. Extralimital species, best separated from Isodemis serpentinana by examining genitalia. 

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  1. Batodes serpentinana Walker, 1863. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M. 28:317. TL: Sarawak, Borneo. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120180#page/341/mode/1up for male. 
  2. Sun, Y. and Li, H., 2011. Review of the genus Isodemis Diakonoff (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) from China, with description of three new species. ZooKeys, (77), p.51-64. Fig. 2-3 for male. Fig. 4 for female. 
  3. Pathania, P.C., Das, A., Brown, J.W. and Chandra, K., 2020. Catalogue of Tortricidae Latreille, 1802 (Lepidoptera: Tortricoidea) of India. Zootaxa, 4757(1), pp.1-95.
  4. http://www.tortricidae.com/catalogueSpeciesList.asp?gcode=516&chkLastInput=
  5. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/516659-Isodemis-serpentinana

Note: Displays sexual dimorphism. 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Isodemis serpentinana (Walker, 1863) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.74. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/Isodemis-serpentinana, accessed 2024/05/04.