Problepsis delphiaria (Guenée, [1858]) -

Taxonomic Information

Problepsis Lederer, 1853 species known from India. 
Problepsis albidior albidior Warren, 1899. India: Himachal Pradesh (TL: Kangra), Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand; Nepal. 
Problepsis apollinaria candidior Prout, 1917. India: South India. 
Problepsis conjunctiva conjunctiva Warren, 1893. India: Sikkim. 
Problepsis crassinotata Prout, 1917. India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills), Arunachal Pradesh. 
Problepsis deliaria (Guenée, 1858). India; Sri Lanka.
Problepsis delphiaria (Guenée, [1858]). India: Assam, Meghalaya, Central India
Problepsis eucircota Prout, 1913.India: Assam (Tinsukhia). 
Problepsis longipannis Prout, 1917. India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills). 
Problepsis ocellata ocellata Frivaldszky, 1845. NE India.
Problepsis vulgaris Butler, 1889. India; Nepal. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Problepsis delphiaria -


Problepsis vulgaris and Problepsis delpharia are separated as under: 
Problepsis vulgaris, diagnosable by forewing discal spot: its outer margin is concave. In P. delphiaria, the outer margin is evenly curved (not concave) as stated by Pasi Sihvonen, PhD. 
Sihvonen, P., 2005: Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143: 473–530.

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
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
Meghalaya11
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total11
  1. Argyria delphiaria Guenée, 1857, Hist. nat. Insectes, Spec. Gen. Lep. 10:14.
  2. Problepsis auriculifera Warren, 1897, Novit. zool., 4: 59.
  3. Problepsis argentisquama Warren, 1899, Ibid. 6: 337.
  4. Xue, D. and L., Cui., & N. Jiang. 2018. A review of Problepsis Lederer, 1853 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from China, with description of two new species. Zootaxa 4392 (1): 101–127. Fig. 12-13 for P. delphiaria auriculifera
  5. FBI, Hampson, Vol. 3, pg. 462, # 3976. Lists vulgaria as a synonym of delphiaria
  6. Barlow, Moths of SE Asia, pg. 125, Pl.42/9. Mentions UN of FW bears greyish-black suffusion while HW silvery-white. 
  7. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/870882-Problepsis-delphiaria

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Problepsis delphiaria (Guenée, [1858]) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.82. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/Problepsis-delphiaria, accessed 2025/02/09.