Taxonomic Information
Stericta Lederer, 1863 species known from Indian subcontinent.
Stericta asopialis (Snellen, 1890). NE India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling), Sikkim; Bhutan.
Stericta carneotincta Hampson, 1896. India: Sikkim(TL).
Stericta divitalis (Guenée, 1854). C. India (?), Arunachal Pradesh.
Stericta olivialis Hampson, 1903. India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills); Bhutan.
Stericta plumbifloccalis Hampson, 1896. Bhutan.
Stericta rufescens Hampson, 1895. Bhutan.
Stericta sinuosa Hampson, 1895. India; Bhutan.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| Total | 1 | 1 |
- Glossina divitalis Guenée, 1854. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Spécies général des lépidoptères Pg. 124, pl. 7, f. 4; TL: C.India. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/37754#page/134/mode/1up (in French). Plate at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/37716#page/95/mode/1up and https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/37716#page/109/mode/1up
- Stericta divitalis; Moore, Lepidoptera of Ceylon, 1883. Vol. 3, pg. 238, Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9340387#page/280/mode/1up
- Tanagal, V., Murthy, M.S. and Reddy, P.M., 2023. A checklist of Indian Epipaschiinae (Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea, Pyralidae). Entomon, 48(1), pp.51-62.
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/952711-Stericta-divitalis
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Stericta divitalis (Guenée, 1854) – . 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/index.php/Stericta-divitalis, accessed 2025/11/13.