Endoclita malabaricus (Moore, 1879) -

Taxonomic Information

Endoclita Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 species known from India.

Endoclita aboe (Moore, {1860]). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.

Endoclita albofasciatus (Moore, 1879). India: Nilgiris.

Endoclita albosignata Tindale, 1941. India: Assam.

Endoclita auratus (Hampson, [1893]). Myanmar; India.

Endoclita buettneria Tindale, 1941. Myanmar.

Endoclita chalybeatus (Moore, 1879). Myanmar; India: Darjeeling, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam.

Endoclita chrysoptera Tindale, 1941. India: Sikkim, Darjeeling, West Bengal.

Endoclita damor (Moore, [1860]). India: Himalayas, Darjeeling, West Bengal.

Endoclita gmelina Tindale, 1941. Myanmar.

Endoclita magnus (Tindale, 1942). India: Palni Hills, South India.

Endoclita makundae Grehan, Mielke & Kunte, 2021. Assam. 

Endoclita malabaricus (Moore, 1879). India: Ooty, Nilgiris.

Endoclita metallica Tindale, 1941. India: Sikkim, Darjeeling, West Bengal.

Endoclita microscripta Tindale, 1941. India Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Endoclita punctimargo (C. Swinhoe, 1892). India: Sikkim, Darjeeling, West Bengal.

Endoclita purpurescens (Moore, [1883]). Sri Lanka.

Endoclita rustica Tindale, 1941. India: Assam, Shillong.

Endoclita signifier (Walker, 1856). India: Assam

Endoclita strobilanthes (Tindale, 1942). India: N. Kanara, Anshi, Karnataka.

Endoclita undulifer (Walker, 1869). India: Assam.

Endoclita viridis (Swinhoe, 1892). India: Nilgiris.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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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 UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala113
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu1
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
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Endoclita malabaricus (Moore, 1879): Acacia caesia, Acacia mearnsii, Cajanus cajan (Fabaceae), Ailanthus triphysa, (Simaroubaceae), Bridelia stipularis (Phyllanthaceae), Callicarpa pedunculata, Lantana camara (Verbenaceae), Casuarina equisetifolia (Casuarinaceae), Eucalyptus robusta (Myrtaceae), Tectona grandis (Lamiaceae), Macaranga peltata (Euphorbiaceae), Camellia sinensis (Theaceae), Cordia myxa (Boraginaceae), Eugenia (Myrtaceae), Filicium decipiens (Sapindaceae), Gliricidia sepium (Fabaceae), Gyrocarpus americanus (Hernandiaceae), Herissantia crispa, Grewia tiliifolia (Malvaceae), Lagerstroemia microcarpa (Lythraceae), Lantana indica (Verbenaceae), Macaranga indica, Mallotus philippensis (Euphorbiaceae), Ocimum gratissimum, Gmelina arborea, Clerodendrum infortunatum (Lamiaceae), Rosa (Rosaceae), Santalum album (Santalaceae), Solanum erianthum, Solanum stramoniifolium (Solanaceae), Strobilanthes callosa (Acanthaceae), Trema orientale (Cannabaceae), Ziziphus horrida (Rhamnaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).

 

  1. OD: Phassus malabaricus Moore, 1879.  Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1879: 412; TL: Sircy, N.Canara; Ooty, Niligiris at http://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofgen792zool#page/412/mode/1up [accessed 18 July 2017] 
  2. 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 321, # 686 as Phassus malabaricus.
  3. Grehan, J. R., C., G.C. Mielke, D. N. Basu, U. Pawar, V. A. Ismavel, J. E. Rawlins & K. Kunte 2022. A new species of Endoclita C. & R. Felder, 1874 Ghost moth from Karimganj District of Assam, India, with comments on the genus in northeastern India, and clarification of E. signifer (Walker, 1856) (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae). ZooNova 16: 1-13.  
  4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endoclita_malabaricus

Other Notes

Similar species: Endoclita signifer (Walker, 1856)
OD: Phassus signifer Walker, 1856. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1568; TL: Assam, Sylhet at http://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso07brit#page/1568/mode/1up [accessed 18 July 2017] 
Image at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46938577#page/129/mode/1up [accessed 18 July 2017] 

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 320, # 685. 
Based on Hampson: Male E. malabaricus has smaller costal markings on forewing, which are pale chestnut in colour. Hindwing reddish fuscous (versus flesh-coloured in signifer). Shows significant variation in markings and coloration. 

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Endoclita malabaricus (Moore, 1879) – . 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/endoclita-malabaricus, accessed 2025/11/02.