Taxonomic Information
Similiar species:
Phycodes minor
Phycodes Boisduval & Guenée, 1852 species known from India.
Phycodes chalcocrossa Meyrick, 1909. Nepal; Sri Lanka; India.
Phycodes chionardis Meyrick, 1909. Sri Lanka.
Phycodes interstincta Kallies & Arita, 2011. Sri Lanka.
Phycodes maculata Moore, 1881. India: Assam.
Phycodes minor Moore, 1881. Nepal; Sri Lanka; India: NW India, Bengal.
Phycodes radiata Ochsenheimer, 1808. Pakistan; Nepal; Sri Lanka; India.
Phycodes taonopa Meyrick, 1909. India: Assam.
Phycodes tortricina Moore, 1881. India: South India.
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| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Total | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Phycodes radiata (Ochsenheimer, 1808): Ficus amplissima, Ficus benghalensis, Ficus carica, Ficus racemosa, Ficus religiosa (Moraceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
- OD: Chimaera radiata Ochsenheimer, 1808. Schmett. Europa 1 (2): 5; TL: Austria [= error, India!]
- Phycodes hirudinicornis Guenée, 1852.Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2): 389, Atlas (Noctuelites): pl. 13, f. 5; TL: East Indies.
- Tegna hyblaeella Walker, 1866. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 35: 1810; TL: Nepal. Text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso35brit/page/1810/mode/1up?view=theater
- Kallies, A. 2004. The Brachodidae of the Oriental region and adjacent territories (Lepidoptera: Sesioidea). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 147. 1-19. 10.1163/22119434-900000131.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phycodes_radiata
- http://www.nbair.res.in/insectpests/Phycodes-radiata.php [accessed 10 August 2018] for images of early stages.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Phycodes radiata (Ochsenheimer, 1808) – . 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/phycodes-radiata, accessed 2025/10/24.