Rhimphalea ochalis (Walker, 1859) -

Taxonomic Information

Rhimphalea Lederer, 1863 species known from India. 
Rhimphalea ochalis (Walker, 1859)
Rhimphalea trogusalis (Walker, 1859)

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Rhimphalea ochalis -


Rhimphalea trogusalis has a larger eye-spot comprising a complete black disc, with central white spot, whereas in ochalis it is incomplete. Rhimphalea trogusalis has a more yellowish ground colour and a broader dark brown stripe close to termen of the forewing (Robinson et al 1994). 

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh31
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
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland1
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim1
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total3111
  1. Rhimphalea ochalis Walker, 1859. Lep. Cat. 18: 711. 
  2. Robinson, G.S., K.R.Tuck, M. Shaffer & K. Cook. 1994. The Smaller Moths of South-East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur. 308 pp., 51 figs., 32 pls. Pg. 194, pl. 31.  
  3. Hampson, G. F. 1896. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.4. Taylor & Francis, London. Pyralidae 594 p - 287 figs.pg. 278, # 4822. 
  4. http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Digital_Moths_of_Asia/50_PYRALOIDEA/Crambidae/63.9_Pyraustinae/Rhimphalea/Rhimphalea%20ochalis/Rhimphalea%20ochalis.htm [accessed 20 February 2021]
  5. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/521432-Rhimphalea-ochalis
 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Rhimphalea ochalis (Walker, 1859) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.72. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/rhimphalea-ochalis, accessed 2024/03/29.