Monobolodes prunaria (Moore, 1887) -

Taxonomic Information

Monobolodes Warren, 1898 species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Monobolodes parvinigrata Holloway, 1998. Sri Lanka; Sarwak, Borneo (TL). 
Monobolodes prunaria (Moore, [1887]) (Dirades). India; Sri Lanka. 
Monobolodes simulans (Butler, 1889) (Gathynia). TL: Kangra, Himachal Pradesh.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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  1. OD: Dirades prunaria: Moore, Frederic. (1880). The Lepidoptera of Ceylon. L. Reeve & Co. Vol 3, Page 400. Text at: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/36660#page/422/mode/1up
  2. Dirades prunaria, Moore: Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Pg 134 #3069
  3. Monobolodes prunaria (Moore, 1887): Sohn, J.-C. & Yen, S.-H., 2005: A taxonomic revision of the Korean Epipleminae (Lepidoptera: Uraniidae), with phylogenetic comments on the involved genera. Zoological Studies 44 (1): 44-70. Text Page 50. Image: Page 46, Fig 1 A-E.
  4. Monobolodes prunaria (Moore, 1887): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monobolodes_prunaria
  5. Moths of Borneo: https://www.mothsofborneo.com/species/monobolodes-prunaria

Page citation

Anonymous 2026. Monobolodes prunaria (Moore, 1887) – . 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/monobolodes-prunaria, accessed 2026/03/19.