Taxonomic Information
Ectropis Hübner, [1825] species known from India.
Ectropis crepuscularia ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775). Indian Himalayas.
Ectropis dentilineata (Moore, [1868]). India: West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, S. India; Nepal.
Ectropis bhurmitra (Walker, 1860). Sri Lanka; India: Punjab, S. India; Nepal.
Ectropis deodarae Prout, 1926. India: Uttarakhand.
Ectropis squamosa (Warren, 1896). India: Sikkim.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Ectropis bhurmitra - Tea Twig Caterpillar
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| Total | 1 |
- OD: Boarmia bhurmitra Walker, 1860; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 21: 381-82
https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso1921brit/page/381/mode/1up?view=theater - Boarmia diffusaria Walker, 1860; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 21: 382-83. https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso1921brit/page/382/mode/1up?view=theater
- Ectropis sabulosa Warren, 1897; Novit. zool. 4: 94 https://archive.org/details/novitateszoologi04lond/page/93/mode/1up?view=theater&q=Ectropis+sabulosa
- Scioglyptis semifascia Warren, 1897; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 4: Pg 99, #234 https://archive.org/details/novitateszoologi04lond/page/98/mode/1up?view=theater&q=Scioglyptis+semifascia+
- Heterostegane semifasciata sp. nova; Novit. zool. 7: Pg 111, # 35 https://archive.org/details/novitateszoologi07lond/page/111/mode/1up?view=theater
- Ectropis bhurmitra Walker Moths of Borneo - https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11/Boarmiini/boarmiini_29_1.php (MOB Part 11 - 221, Fig. 484, Pl. 14)
- Ectropis bhurmitra (Walker, 1860) Lepiforum - https://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Ectropis_bhurmitra_En#Diagnosis-Original_description
- Iyer, G., D. Stüning & S. Sondhi (2021). An inventory of geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea: Geometridae) of Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 13(13): 19887–19920. 7105.13.13.19887-19920 Image: Pl. 9, # 161.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Ectropis bhurmitra (Walker, 1860) – Tea Twig Caterpillar. 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/ectropis-bhurmitra, accessed 2025/11/11.