Triphosa spp. Stephens, 1829 -

Taxonomic Information

List of Triphosa Stephens, 1829 species known from India.
Triphosa acutipennis Warren, 1896. India: Kumaon, Uttarakhand.
Triphosa corrasata Warren, 1897. India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Triphosa dubiosata (Warren, 1862). India: Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab.
Triphosa expansa (Moore, 1888). India: Darjeeling, Himalayas.
Triphosa mnestira Prout, 1938. India: Kashmir, Simla district, 8000ft.
Triphosa nigralbata (Warren). Nepal.
Triphosa oenozona Prout, 1923. India: Assam, Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Triphosa pallescens Warren, 1896. Nepal; India: Punjab, Kumaon, Uttarakhand.
Triphosa rubrodotata (Walker, 1862). India.
Triphosa venimaculata (Moore, 1868). India: Bengal.

Triphosa melanoplagia (Hampson, 1902). India: Sikkim. Currently treated as Rheumaptera melanoplagia (Hampson, 1902)​​​​​​​

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh1
Jammu and Kashmir1652
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand1
West Bengal
Total17521
  1. Viidalepp, J. 2011. A morphological review of tribes in Larentiinae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). Zootaxa, 3136: 1–44. 
  2. Ounap, E., Viidalepp, J. and Truuverk, A., 2016. Phylogeny of the subfamily L arentiinae (L epidoptera: G eometridae): Integrating molecular data and traditional classifications. Systematic Entomology, 41(4), pp.824-843. For placement in its own tribe, Triphosini
  3. Kirti, J. S., K. Chandra, A. Saxena & N. Singh. 2019. Geometrid Moths of India. Nature Books of India, New Delhi, 296 pp. 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Triphosa spp. Stephens, 1829 – . 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/triphosa-spp, accessed 2024/04/20.