Macrobrochis prasena (Moore, 1859) -

Taxonomic Information

List of Macrobrochis Herrich-Schäffer, [1855] known from India. 
Macrobrochis albifascia (Fang, 1982). India: Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim. 
Macrobrochis albovenosa Černý, 2009. India: Arunachal Pradesh. 
Macrobrochis gigas (Walker, 1854). India: Meghalaya, Sikkim, Assam, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttarakhand. 
Macrobrochis pallens Hampson, 1894. India: NW Himalayas. 
Macrobrochis prasena (Moore, 1859). India: NW Himalayas, Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Assam, Manipur, Uttarakhand. 
Macrobrochis tibetensis (Fang, 1990). India: Arunachal Pradesh.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh21
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh22
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim3
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand33
West Bengal
Total556
  1. OD: Tripura prasena Moore, 1859. Cat. Lep. Ins. Mus. Nat. Hist. East. Ind., 1859: 299. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/103853#page/41/mode/1up
  2. Hampson, G. F. 1894. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 2. Arctiidae, Agrostidae, Noctuidae 609 p - 325 figs, pg 66 #1309
  3. Cerny, K. & A. Pinratana. 2009. Moths of Thailand, Vol. 6, Arctiidae, pg 121, # 241.

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Macrobrochis prasena (Moore, 1859) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.73. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/macrobrochis-prasena, accessed 2024/04/19.