Taxonomic Information
Euplexia Stephens, 1829 species known from India.
Euplexia chlorerythra Swinhoe, 1895. India: Meghalaya (TL: Cherra Punji), Arunachal Pradesh.
Euplexia cuprea Moore, 1874. India: Himachal Pradesh (TL: Shimla).
Euplexia exangulata Warren, 1912. India: Sikkim; Bhutan (TL).
Euplexia fasciata Hampson, 1891. India: S. India (TL: Nilgiris).
Euplexia magnirena Warren, 1912. India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasia Hills).
Euplexia melanistis Hampson, 1908. India: Tamil Nadu (TL: Palni Hills).
Euplexia monilis (Moore, 1881). India: Sikkim, West Bengal (TL: Darjiling), Arunachal Pradesh.
Euplexia olivacea (Moore, 1881). India: Sikkim, West Bengal (TL: Darjiling); Nepal.
Euplexia poliochroa Hampson, 1908. India: S. India (TL: Nilgiris).
Euplexia semifascia (Walker, 1865). India: S. India (TL), Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| Total | 1 |
- Ilattia monilis Moore, 1881; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1881: 348, pl. 38, f. 11; TL: Darjiling. Text at https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofgen81zool/page/348/mode/1up. Plate at https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofgen81zool/page/n484/mode/1up
- Eurois chalcochlora Hampson, 1896; Fauna Br. India (Moths) 4: 510; TL: Sikkim. Text at https://archive.org/details/moths04hamp/page/510/mode/1up
- Trachea monilis; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 500. Text at
- Trachea chalcochlora; Hampson, 1908, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 7: 146, pl. 111, f. 15.
- MOT, Vol. 3, Part 2, Pg. 330, Pl. 45/44/45.
- MON, Part 5, pg. 263, Pl. 155/28.
- https://www.mothsofborneo.com/species/euplexia-monilis
Page citation
Anonymous 2026. Euplexia monilis (Moore, 1881) – . 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/euplexia-monilis, accessed 2026/03/04.