Dysodia viridatrix Walker, [1858] -

Taxonomic Information

Dysodia Clemens, 1860 species known from Indian subcontinent:

Dysodia ignita (Walker, [1866]). Assam, Sikkim; Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Myanmar.

Dysodia fenestrata Moore, 1881. Sikkim, Assam; Sri Lanka. 

Dysodia laevis Warren, 1900. Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya; Sri Lanka; Laos; Myanmar.

Dysodia miniata Walker, 1863.  S. India, Sikkim. 

Dysodia rajah rajah (Boisduval, 1874). Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya; Nepal; Bangladesh.

Dysodia siccifolia Moore, 1881. West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim.

Dysodia taprobana Moore, 1884. ‘Hindustan’, Tamil Nadu, Assam; Bangladesh; Sri Lanka.

Dysodia viridatrix Walker, [1858]. Sri Lanka; Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Assam.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Dysodia viridatrix -


Similar species:
Dysodia siccifolia Moore, 1881 from Assam.
Has narrowed fenestra on HW. Markings slightly different.
http://www.pyralidsofborneo.org/index.php?dysodia-siccifolia-moore-1881plate-9rts-390not-borneo [accessed 25 May 2021]

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
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu1
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total1

Dysodia viridatrix (Walker, [1858]): Capparis sepiariaCapparis spinosa (Capparaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010)

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Dysodia viridatrix Walker, [1858] – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.81. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/dysodia-viridatrix, accessed 2024/12/03.