Subspecies in India
Achrosis incitata (Walker, 1862) and Achrosis pallida (Moore, 1877) are best separated by examining genitalia.
Taxonomic Information
Achrosis Guenée, 1857 species in India, based on Kirti et al 2019.
Achrosis alienata (Walker, 1862). India: Chennai (Madras), Deccan.
Achrosis costimaculata (Moore, 1868). India: West Bengal.
Achrosis euchroes (Prout, 1917). India: Nilgiris (TL).
Achrosis incitata (Walker, 1862). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling: TL), Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Karnataka, Goa.
Achrosis intexta (Walker, 1862). India: Maharashtra, North Kanara, Goa, Kerala.
Achrosis lithosiaria (Walker, 1862). India: Sikkim, Nagas, Khasis.
Achrosis obliquilineata (Warren, 1893). India: Nagas (TL).
Achrosis pallida (Moore, 1877). India: Andaman Is. (TL).
Achrosis pyrrhularia Guenée, [1858]. India: Central India, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya.
Achrosis quadraria Warren, 1893. India: Meghalaya (Khasis: TL).
Achrosis rondelaria (Fabricius, 1775). India; Sri Lanka.
Achrosis rufescens (Butler, 1880). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling: TL), Arunachal Pradesh.
Achrosis serpentinaria (Walker, 1866). S. India; Sri Lanka.
Achrosis alienata (Walker, 1862). India: Chennai (Madras), Deccan.
Achrosis costimaculata (Moore, 1868). India: West Bengal.
Achrosis euchroes (Prout, 1917). India: Nilgiris (TL).
Achrosis incitata (Walker, 1862). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling: TL), Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Karnataka, Goa.
Achrosis intexta (Walker, 1862). India: Maharashtra, North Kanara, Goa, Kerala.
Achrosis lithosiaria (Walker, 1862). India: Sikkim, Nagas, Khasis.
Achrosis obliquilineata (Warren, 1893). India: Nagas (TL).
Achrosis pallida (Moore, 1877). India: Andaman Is. (TL).
Achrosis pyrrhularia Guenée, [1858]. India: Central India, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya.
Achrosis quadraria Warren, 1893. India: Meghalaya (Khasis: TL).
Achrosis rondelaria (Fabricius, 1775). India; Sri Lanka.
Achrosis rufescens (Butler, 1880). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling: TL), Arunachal Pradesh.
Achrosis serpentinaria (Walker, 1866). S. India; Sri Lanka.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| Total | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
- OD:Omiza incitata Walker, 1862. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus.24: 1085; TL: Darjeeling. Text at https://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso2224brit#page/1085/mode/1up
- Zomia pallida Moore, 1877. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3): 622; TL: Andamans. Text at https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofgen772zool#page/622/mode/1up
- Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1992. Moths of Nepal. Part 1. TINEA. Vol. 13 (Supplement 2). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo. Pl. 12/15.
- Iyer, G., D. Stüning & S. Sondhi. 2021. An inventory of geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea: Geometridae) of Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 13(13): 19887–19920. 7105.13.13.19887-19920. Images 225&226.
- Kirti, J.S., Singh, N. and Saxena, A., 2016. Genus Achrosis Guenée (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from Northeast India. Indian Journal of Entomology, 78(1), pp.61-64.
- https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=274580
Page citation
Anonymous 2024. Achrosis incitata complex (Walker, 1862) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.81. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/achrosis-incitata-complex, accessed 2024/12/03.