Streblote igniflua (Moore, [1883]) -

Taxonomic Information

Streblote Hübner, [1820] species known from India. 
Streblote siva (Lefèbvre, 1827). NW India, S. India; Sri Lanka. 
Streblote igniflua (Moore, [1883]). NW India, S. India; Sri Lanka. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Streblote igniflua -


Separating Streblote siva and S. ingiflua. 
Vide Hampson [1893], abdomen of S. siva is white while it is red brown for S. ingiflua in male. Also forewing is deep red brown for igniflua in male, and grey for siva male vide Hampson.

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu1
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total1

Streblote igniflua (Moore, [1883]): Ailanthus excelsa (Simaroubaceae), Dalbergia sissoo (Fabaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).

  1. OD: Taragama igniflua Moore, 1882. Lep. Ceylon. Bd. 2:147, t.142, ff2, 2a. TL: Ceylon.
  2. Hampson, G. F. [1893]. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 1. Taylor & Francis, London. Pp. xxiii + 527. Saturniidae to Hypsidae 527 p - 333 fig. Pg. 404, 405  # 901. Listed as Taragama dorsalis
  3. Zolotuhin, V.V. & A. Pinratana. 2005. Moths of Thailand, Volume 4: Lasiocampidae. Pg. 88, Pl. 15/6, 7, 9. 

 

 

 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Streblote igniflua (Moore, [1883]) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.73. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/streblote-igniflua, accessed 2024/04/19.