Eupterote pandya (Moore, [1866]) -

Taxonomic Information

Eupterote Hübner, 1820 species known from India (based on Raha et al 2018 & Zolotuhin, 2018). 
Eupterote citrina Walker, 1855. India: Central India, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal; Bangladesh. 
Eupterote calandra Swinhoe, 1894. India: Meghalaya. 
Eupterote decolorata (Grünberg, 1914). India: Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand; Nepal. 
Eupterote flavida Moore, 1884. India: Karnataka, Maharashtra, S. India.
Eupterote gardneri Bryk, 1950. India: Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand; 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 orientalis (Fabricius, 1793). S. India; Sri Lanka. 
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 pandya (Moore, [1866]). India: West Bengal, Meghalaya. 
Eupterote patula (Walker, 1865). India:West  Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya; 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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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
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  1. OD: Tagora pandya Moore, [1866]. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (3): 807; TL: Bengal at http://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofgen65zool#page/807/mode/1up
  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 50, # 60. 
  3. Kendrick, R. 2002. Moths (insecta : lepidoptera) of Hong Kong. Pl. 25/11. 
  4. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/335851-Ganisa-pandya

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Eupterote pandya (Moore, [1866]) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.91. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/index.php/eupterote-pandya, accessed 2025/07/04.