Taxonomic Information
Arctornis Germar, 1810 species known from India.
Arctornis marginata (Moore, [1883]). S. India; Sri Lanka.
Arctornis comma (Hutton, 1865). India: Uttarakhand (TL: Dehradun); Nepal.
Arctornis cygna (Moore, 1879). India: West Bengal, Meghalaya.
Arctornis diaphana (Moore, 1879). India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling).
Arctornis divisa (Walker, 1855). Bangladesh (TL: Sylhet).
Arctornis lactea (Moore, 1879). India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling).
Arctornis I-nigrum (Müller, 1764). Himalaya.
Arctornis opalina (Collenette, 1951). Myanmar.
Arctornis pellucida (Swinhoe, 1903). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Arctornis rutila (Fabricius, 1781). India?
Arctornis sericea (Moore, 1877). India: Andaman Is. (TL: Port Blair).
Arctornis silhetica (Walker, 1865). Bangladesh (TL: Sylhet).
Arctornis submarginata (Walker, 1855). India: West Bengal; Bangladesh (TL: Sylhet).
Arctornis subvitrea (Walker, 1865). India.
Arctornis xuthocraspeda Collenette, 1938. India: Assam (TL).
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| Total | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Arctornis marginata (Moore, [1883]): Diospyros candolleana (Ebenaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
- http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-5/arctornithini/arctornithini_1_2.php [accessed 20 March 2017]
- Moore, F., 1882-1883. Lepidoptera of Ceylon Volume 2 (2) pg. 121, pl. 124, f. 4; TL: Ceylon
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Arctornis marginata (Moore, [1883]) – . 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/arctornis-marginata, accessed 2025/11/05.