Taxonomic Information
Agrisius Walker, 1855 species known from the Indian region.
Agrisius albula Orhant, 1997. Myanmar.
Agrisius albafuliginosus Kirti & Singh, 2016. India: Arunachal Pradesh (TL).
Agrisius guttivitta Walker, 1855. E. Himalaya; Nepal.
Agrisius fuliginosus Moore, 1872. E. Himalaya; Nepal.
Agrisius excellens Dubatolov & Kishida, 2013. India: Arunachal Pradesh.
Agrisius neofuliginosus Kirti & Singh, 2016. Arunachal Pradesh.
Note: Transferred from Erebidae, Arctiinae to Nolidae, Eligminae based on Volynkin & Saldaitis (2022).
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Agrisius excellens -
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Total | 1 |
- Agrisius excellens Dubatolov & Kishida, 2013. Remarks on the species composition of the genus Agrisius, with a description of a new species from Laos (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae: Lithosiinae). Tinea, 22 (3): 156-160. Fig. 13-14.
- Kirti, J.S. & N. Singh. 2016. Arctiid Moths of India. Vol. 2, pp 1-214. Nature Books of India, New Delhi. Pg. 123.
- Volynkin, V. V. & A. Saldaitis, 2022. Taxonomic review of the Agrisius guttivitta Walker species group with transfer of the genus Agrisius Walker to the family Nolidae Bruand and descriptions of five new species (Lepidoptera: Nolidae: Eligminae). Zootaxa, 5190(2), pp.241-256.
Note: Note: Transferred from Erebidae, Arctiinae to Nolidae, Eligminae based on Volynkin & Saldaitis (2022) (SS, 16 Nov 2024).
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Agrisius excellens Dubatolov & Kishida, 2013 – . 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/agrisius-excellens, accessed 2025/11/03.