Taxonomic Information
Micrapatetis Meyrick, 1897 species known from India.
Micrapatetis flavipars Hampson, 1910. India: Maharashtra (TL: Bombay).
Micrapatetis pyrastis Hampson, 1910. India: Andhra Pradesh (TL: Gooty).
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Similar species: Micrapatetis pyrastis Hampson, 1910.
This is the only other member of this genus found in India. It has yellow forewings with a brown band.
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | |||||||||||||
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| Haryana | |||||||||||||
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| Jammu and Kashmir UT | |||||||||||||
| Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
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| Kerala | |||||||||||||
| Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
| Lakshadweep | |||||||||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Maharashtra | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Manipur | |||||||||||||
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| Mizoram | |||||||||||||
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| Sikkim | |||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | |||||||||||||
| Tripura | |||||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | |||||||||||||
| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 3 |
- OD: Hampson, G. F. 1910. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum, Vol 9. Pg. 454 #4933 & Pl. 146 Fig 23.
- Hampson, 1912. The Journal Of Bombay Natural History Society, Vol. 21/910.
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1304040-Micrapatetis-flavipars [Accessed 12 Nov 2022]
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Micrapatetis flavipars Hampson, 1910 – . 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/micrapatetis-flavipars, accessed 2025/11/11.
