Taxonomic Information
Thyrassia Butler, 1876 species known from India.
Thyrassia aurodisca (Hampson, 1891) (Syntomis). S. India, Maharashtra, Gujarat; Sri Lanka. Treated by some authors as the southern subspecies of subcordata.
Thyrassia subcordata (Walker, 1854) (Syntomis). N. India, West Bengal.
Thyrassia penangae (Moore, 1859) (Syntomis). SE Asia, China; India (?).
Thyrassia virescens (Hampson, [1893]) (Monoschalis). India: Tamil Nadu; Sri Lanka
Thyrassia subcaudata (Walker, 1854) (Syntomis). N. India.
Thyrassia scutellaris Jordan, 1925. N. India.
Very close to Thyrassia penangae. Represents a range extension to India.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Thyrassia penangae -
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Uttarakhand | |||||||||||||
| West Bengal | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 3 |
- OD: Syntomis penangae Moore, 1859; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1859: 198, pl. 60, f. 7; TL: Penang. Text at https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofzoo1859zool#page/198/mode/1up
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/470130-Thyrassia-penangae
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Thyrassia penangae (Moore, 1859) – . 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/thyrassia-penangae, accessed 2025/11/11.