Eugnathia pulcherrima (Butler, 1879) -

Taxonomic Information

Eugnathia Warren, 1912 species known from India. 
Eugnathia lunifera (Moore, 1885). S. India, Sri Lanka.
Eugnathia apiciplaga Warren, 1913. NE India. 
Eugnathia longipalpis (Walker, 1865). India. 
Eugnathia pictipennis (Hampson, 1895). S. India.
Eugnathia pulcherrima (Butler, 1879). India: Himachal Pradesh (Simla), Meghalaya. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Eugnathia pulcherrima -


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
Meghalaya3
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
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  1. OD: Egnasia pulcherrima Butler, 1879: Illustration of Trypical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera, British museum Part III By A G Butler. Text on Page 67; Image on Plate LVIII.Fig 8 Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180019#page/91/mode/1up
    Image at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180019#page/139/mode/1up
  2. Zethes pulcherrima: Hampson 1895 The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma Fauna Br. India (Moths) Vol 3 : Pg 10, #2728.
  3. Lophograpta pulcherrima; Warren, 1913. In Seitz, Macrolepidoptera of the World Vol. 3: 411, Plate. 71i.
  4. Lophoruza pulcherrima; Moths of Japan, Vol. 2: 810, Pl. 196/43. JP moth photographic record.
  5. https://twmoth.tbri.gov.tw/peo/FBMothInfo/107637 [Accessed 20 Sept 2023]
  6. http://gaga.biodiv.tw/9403bx/H672.htm [Accessed 20 Sept 2023]
  7. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/508223-Eugnathia-pulcherrima [Accessed 20 Sept 2023]

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Eugnathia pulcherrima (Butler, 1879) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.74. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/eugnathia-pulcherrima, accessed 2024/05/02.