Taxonomic Information
Episparis Walker, [1857] species known from India.
Episparis costistriga (Walker, 1864). India: Himalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
Episparis exprimens Walker, 1862. India: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya; Myanmar.
Episparis liturata (Fabricius, 1787). India: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand.
Episparis tortuosalis Moore, 1867. India: Andaman Is., Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Meghalaya.
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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| Gujarat | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Karnataka | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| Madhya Pradesh | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Tamil Nadu | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Uttarakhand | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| West Bengal | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Episparis liturata Fabricius, 1787: Haldina cordifolia, Mitragyna parvifolia (Rubiaceae), Schleichera trijuga (Sapindaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
- , Pl 12/3-4, pg 46.
- 2008. Moths recorded from different elevation in Nainital district, Kumaon Himalaya, India. Bionotes 10(1):5 -15
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Episparis liturata Fabricius, 1787 – . 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/episparis-liturata, accessed 2025/11/09.