Taxonomic Information
Thysanoptyx Hampson, 1894 species known from India.
Thysanoptyx manganensis Singh & Joshi, 2017. India: Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh.
Thysanoptyx pseudotetragona Joshi, Singh & Kirti, 2015. India: Kerala.
Thysanoptyx sordida (Butler, 1881). India: West Bengal, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh.
Thysanoptyx tetragona (Walker, 1854). India: Sikkim, North India, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Kerala, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Tripura.
Note: Oblique edge to lower edge of medial black spot defines Thysanoptyx manganensis Singh & Joshi, 2017. Provisionally identifed as, cf, as doubtfully separated without a specimen.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Thysanoptyx manganensis -
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| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 |
- OD: Thysanoptyx manganensis Singh & Joshi, 2017, In: Singh, N. , Joshi. R., J. S. Kirti & A. V. Volynkin. 2017. A new species of Thysanoptyx Hampson,1894 from India (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae). Zootaxa 4319 (2): 375–378.
Page citation
Anonymous 2026. Thysanoptyx manganensis Singh & Joshi, 2017 – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.1. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/index.php/thysanoptyx-manganensis, accessed 2026/01/13.