Tinissa indica Robinson, 1976 -

Taxonomic Information

Tinissa Walker, 1864 species known from India.
Tinissa indica Robinson, 1976. India: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Kerala; Bhutan.
Tinissa distracta Meryck, 1916. TL: Assam.
Tinissa torvella Walker, 1864. India: Karnataka (Mysore); Sri Lanka.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Similar species: Tinissa transversella and Tinissa bakeri, both extralimital species.

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh11
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala1
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total111
  1. Tinissa indica Robinson, 1976. A taxonomic revision of the Tinissinae of the World (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). Bulletin Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), 32 (7): 282. Pl. 4/26. TL: Sikkim. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40999225#page/472/mode/1up. Plate at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40999225#page/499/mode/1up
  2. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/925767-Tinissa-indica

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Tinissa indica Robinson, 1976 – . 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/Tinissa-indica, accessed 2024/04/27.