Ozola falcipennis (Moore, 1888) -

Taxonomic Information

Ozola Walker, 1861 species known from India.
Ozola biangulifera (Moore, 1888). India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling), Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland. 
Ozola extersaria (Walker, 1861). India.
Ozola falcipennis (Moore, 1888). India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling), Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya. 
Ozola impedita (Walker, 1861). India: Himalaya (?); Borneo (TL). 
Ozola microniaria Walker, 1862. Sri Lanka (TL). 
Ozola minor (Moore, 1888). India: West Bengal (TL: Kolkata).
Ozola picaria (Swinhoe, 1892). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills). 
Ozola sinuicosta Prout, 1910. India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills). 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Ozola picaria (Swinhoe, 1892). Khasi Hills is similar species.
Chandra, K., Kumar, V., Singh, N., Raha, A., Sanyal, A.K.2019. Assemblages of Lepidoptera in Indian Himalaya through long term monitoring plots. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 1-457 pp. Pl. 83.2.
Hampson, FBI, Vol. 3, Pg. 327, # 3585.

Tosaura picaria Swinhoe, 1892. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. Pg. 16, Pl. 1/16. Khasi Hills. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50994#page/52/mode/1up. Plate at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50994#page/593/mode/1up

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh1
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya12
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal1
Total113
  1. OD: Metabraxas falcipennis Moore, 1888. Descr. Indian lep. Atkinson (3): 266, Pl. 8, fig. 29; TL: Khasi Hills. Text at https://archive.org/stream/descriptionsofne00hewi#page/266/mode/1up. Plate at https://archive.org/stream/descriptionsofne00hewi#page/n338/mode/1up
  2. https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-9/desmobathrini/desmobathrini_1_9.php
  3. Kishida, Yasunori (ed.). 2020. Moths of Laos Part 1. Tinea Vol. 25 (Supplement 2), 224pp. + 94 pls. Pg 52 & Pl 10, Fig 11.

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Ozola falcipennis (Moore, 1888) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.80. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/ozola-falcipennis, accessed 2024/11/08.