Campylotes histrionicus Westwood, 1839 - Harlequin Moth

Taxonomic Information

Campylotes Westwood, [1840] species known from India.
Campylotes altissima Elwes, 1890. India: Sikkim (TL). 
Campylotes atkinsoni Moore, 1879. India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling). 
Campylotes excelsa Oberthür, 1896. India: Sikkim (TL). 
Campylotes histrionicus Westwood, [1840]. India: Himalaya; Nepal.
Campylotes kotzechi Röber, 1926. India: Assam (TL). 
Campylotes wernickei Röber, 1925. India: Assam (TL). ​​​​​​​
Campylotes burmana Hampson, 1920. Myanmar. 
Campylotes desgodinsi Oberthür, 1884. India: Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh. 
Campylotes sikkimensis Elwes, 1890. India: Sikkim (TL). ​​​​​​​
Campylotes splendida Elwes, 1890. NE India. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh132
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh111
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand222
West Bengal
Total33144

Campylotes histrionicus Westwood, 1840: Lyonia ovalifolia, Rhododendron sp. (Ericaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).

  1. Hampson, G. F. [1893]. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 1. Taylor & Francis, London. Pp. xxiii + 527. Saturniidae to Hypsidae 527 p - 333 fig, pg. 274 #586

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Campylotes histrionicus Westwood, 1839 – Harlequin Moth. In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.1. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/campylotes-histrionicus, accessed 2025/09/15.