Taxonomic Information
Calyptra Ochsenheimer, 1816 species known from the Indian subcontinent based on Zaspel & Branham (2008) and Joshi et al. (2025).
Calyptra bicolor (Moore, 1883) (Calpe). India: Punjab, Himachal Pradesh; Nepal.
Calyptra eustrigata (Hampson, 1926) (Calpe). India; Sri Lanka.
Calyptra fasciata (Moore, 1882) (Calpe). India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling), Sikkim; Nepal; Myanmar.
Calyptra fletcheri (Berio, 1956) (Calpe). India; Nepal.
Calyptra minuticornis (Guenée, 1852). (Calpe). India: Assam; Sri Lanka; Nepal.
Calyptra nyei Bänziger, 1979. India: Naga Hills (TL).
Calyptra ophideroides (Guenée, 1852). India: Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand; Nepal.
Calyptra orthograpta (Butler, 1886). (Calpe). India: Sikkim, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh; Nepal.
Calyptra imperalis (Grünberg, 1910). India.
Calyptra parva Bänziger, 1979. India: Naga Hills (TL), Kerala.
Calyptra pseudobicolor Bänziger, 1979. India: Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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Calyptra bicolor lacks hooked tornus. C. ophideroides (see "Similiar species" text under that species).
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| Uttarakhand | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Total | 1 | 1 |
- , pg 27, # 99, pl 3, fig 9
- Zaspel, J.M. and Branham, M.A., 2008. 0047. World Checklist of Tribe Calpini (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Calpinae). Insecta Mundi, pp.1-15.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Calyptra pseudobicolor Bänziger, 1979 – . 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/calyptra-pseudobicolor, accessed 2025/11/10.