Taxonomic Information
Botyodes Guenée, 1854 species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Botyodes asialis Guenée, 1854. Bangaladesh; India: Central and East India.
Botyodes diniasalis (Walker, 1859). Himalaya.
Botyodes fraterna Moore, 1888. India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Botyodes principalis Leech, 1889. India: Cherrapunji, Meghalaya.
Botyodes rufalis Hampson, 1896. Myanmar.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Botyodes principalis -
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| West Bengal | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
- , pg. 326, # 4949.
- Wikipedia contributors. Botyodes principalis [Internet]. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia; 2015 Sep 10, 20:00 UTC [cited 2015 Oct 12]. Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Botyodes_principalis&oldid=680424845.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Botyodes principalis Leech, 1889 – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.9. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/botyodes-principalis, accessed 2025/04/30.