Diduga spp. Moore, [1887] -

Taxonomic Information

Diduga Moore, [1877] species known from India (Singh et al. 2021). 
Diduga albicosta Hampson, 1891. India: Tamil Nadu, Andaman Is.; Sri Lanka. 
Diduga costata Moore, 1887. India: Tamil Nadu (Nilgiris), Karnataka. 
Diduga flavicostata (Snellen, 1879). India: Tamil Nadu (Nilgiris); Nepal. 
Diduga fumipennis (Hampson, 1891). India: Tamil Nadu (Nilgiris).
Diduga rufidisca Hampson, 1897. India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills: TL). 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Diduga spp. -


StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka1
Kerala1
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra11131
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total111141
  1. Kirti, J.S. & N. Singh. 2015. Arctiid Moths of India. Vol. 1. Nature Books of India, New Delhi, 205 pp.
  2. Singh, N. ,Joshi, R.,Kirti, J. S.,Bisht, S. S., & H. S. Param. 2021. A catalogue of Indian Arctiinae (Erebidae, Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5058 (1): 001–118. 

Note: Five species of Diduga Moore, [1877] are known from India, of which, four occur in S. India. These species are best separated by examining specimens and/or comparing male genitalia.

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Diduga spp. Moore, [1887] – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.73. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/diduga-spp, accessed 2024/04/24.