Taxonomic Information
                        Omiodes Guenée, 1854 species known from the Indian subcontinent (based on Nuss et al. 2022). 
Omiodes albociliata (Moore, 1888). (Charema). India: West Bengal (Kolkatta: TL).  
Omiodes annubilata (Swinhoe, 1894) (Charema). India: Meghalaya (Cherrapunji: TL). 
Omiodes contubernalis (Moore, 1888). India: "Bengal": TL. 
Omiodes diemenalis (Guenée, 1854) (Asopia). India; Sri Lanka. 
Omiodes indicata (Fabricius, 1775) (Phalaena). Indian subcontinent.
Omiodes fuscipennis (Swinhoe, 1894) (Charema). India: Meghalaya (Cherrapunji: TL). 
Omiodes granulata (Warren, 1896) (Pachyzancla). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills: TL). 
Omiodes lentalis (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) (Botys). India: “Bengal” (TL). 
Omiodes longipennis (Warren, 1896) (Charema). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills: TL). 
Omiodes maculicostalis (Hampson, 1893) (Coenostola). Sri Lanka (TL), Nagas. 
Omiodes milvinalis (Swinhoe, 1886) (Deba). India: Maharashtra (Pune: TL). 
Omiodes noctescens (Moore, 1888) (Charema). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling: TL).  
Omiodes ovenalis Swinhoe, 1906. India: Andaman Is. (Port Blair: TL). 
Omiodes origoalis (Walker, 1859) (Botys). NE India. 
Omiodes pernitescens (Swinhoe, 1894) (Charema). India: Meghalaya (Cherrapunji: TL). 
Omiodes similis (Moore, 1885) (Acharana). Sri Lanka (TL).
Omiodes subalbidalis (Swinhoe, 1894) (Charema). India: Meghalaya (Shillong, Cherrapunji: TL). 
Omiodes surrectalis (Walker, [1866]) (Deba). India: West Bengal; Sri Lanka (TL). 
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date | 
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| Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Chhattisgarh | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
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| Karnataka | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Kerala | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
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| Maharashtra | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
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| Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | 1 | ||||||||||||
| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Omiodes spp. Guenée, 1854 – . 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/omiodes-spp, accessed 2025/11/04.














