Taxonomic Information
Westermannia Hübner, [1821] species known from India.
Westermannia argentea Hampson, 1891. India: Nilgiris, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andamans; Sri Lanka.
Westermannia elliptica Bryk, 1913. India: Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh; Nepal.
Westermannia superba Hübner, 1823. India: Mizoram, Maharashtra, West & South India, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andaman & Nicobar Isl.; Sri Lanka; Nepal.
Westermannia triangularis Moore, 1877. India: Sikkim, Assam, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andaman & Nicobar Is.; Nepal.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| Total | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Westermannia argentea Hampson, 1891: Terminalia bellirica (Combretaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
- , pg 359, # 2178
- http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-18/westermanniinae/westermanniinae_4_3.php [accessed 7 December 2016]
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Westermannia argentea Hampson, 1891 – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.11. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/westermannia-argentea, accessed 2025/10/30.