Taxonomic Information
Solus Watson, 1913 species known from India.
Solus drepanoides (Moore, [1866]). India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling), Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim.
Solus parvifenestratus Bryk, 1944. Myanmar.
These species are best separated by examining male genitalia.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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- OD: Cricula drepanoides Moore, F. 1865 [1866]. On the lepidopterous insects of Bengal. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Pp. 755—823. Pg. 817. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497758#page/929/mode/1up. TL: Darjeeling, West Bengal.
- 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, # 31, pg 29.
- Lang, S.Y., 2017. Notes on the Genus Solus Watson, 1913 from Yunnan and Tibet, China with the description of new taxa. Atalanta, 48(1-4), pp.240-244.
- International Barcode of Life Project. http://www.lepbarcoding.org/saturnidae/species.php?region=1&id=41990 [accessed 19 May 2016]
- Ratnasingham, S. & Hebert, P. D. N. 2007. BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data System (website). http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=212645 [accessed 19 May 2016]
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Solus drepanoides (Moore, [1866]) – Hooktip Solus. 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/solus-drepanoides, accessed 2025/11/10.