Taxonomic Information
Eupterote Hübner, 1820 species known from India (based on Raha et al 2018).
Eupterote citrina Walker, 1855. India: Central India, Maharashtra, Sikkim.
Eupterote decolorata (Grünberg, 1914). India: Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand; Nepal.
Eupterote flavida Moore, 1884. India: Karnataka, Maharashtra, S. India.
Eupterote gardneri Bryk, 1950. India: Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, S. India; Nepal. Eupterote bifasciata Kishida, 1994 is a junior synonym.
Eupterote fabia Cramer, 1780. India: Maharashtra, Sikkim, West Bengal, S. India; Bhutan, Sri Lanka.
Eupterote mollifera Walker, 1865. India: Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh; Sri Lanka; Myanmar.
Eupterote flavicollis Guérin-Meneville, 1843. S. India.
Eupterote diffusa Walker, 1865. S. India; Sri Lanka.
Eupterote hibisci (Fabricius, 1775). India: Karnataka, N. India; Sri Lanka.
Eupterote lineosa (Walker, 1855). India: Maharashtra, Nagaland, S. India, Sikkim; Bangladesh; Bhutan; Myanmar; Nepal; Sri Lanka.
Eupterote patula (Walker, 1865). India: Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh; Bangladesh.
Eupterote primularis Moore, 1884. S. India.
Eupterote translata Swinhoe, 1885. India: Maharashtra, S. India
Eupterote testacea Walker, 1855. India: Assam, Meghalaya; Myanmar; Bangladesh.
Eupterote undata Blanchard, [1844]. Indian subcontinent.
Eupterote undans Walker, 1855. India: Assam, Indian Himalayas, Karnataka, Maharashtra, S. India; Nepal; Bhutan.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Total | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
- OD: Tagora patula Walker, 1855. List of Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the collection of British Museum. Part 5 Lepidoptera Heterocera. pg. 1189.TL: Sylhet, Bangladesh. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120193#page/441/mode/1up
- Tagora patula Walker, 1855. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum by A.G.Gardner.Vol. 5, Pg. 70, Plate 98, fig 1,2. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/119320#page/86/mode/1up
- 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, 46, # 54. Fig. 30 for male.
- Kitching, I., Rougerie, R., Zwick, A., Hamilton, C., St Laurent, R., Naumann, S., Ballesteros Mejia, L., Kawahara, A. 2018. A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Biodiversity Data Journal 6: e22236. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.6.e22236. For generic placement.
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1133853-Eupterote-patula
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Eupterote patula (Walker, 1865) – . 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/eupterote-patula, accessed 2025/11/01.