Taxonomic Information
Thyrassia Butler, 1876 species known from India.
Thyrassia aurodisca (Hampson, 1891) (Syntomis). S. India, Maharashtra, Gujarat; Sri Lanka. Treated by some authors as the southern subspecies of subcordata.
Thyrassia subcordata (Walker, 1854) (Syntomis). N. India, West Bengal.
Thyrassia penangae (Moore, 1859) (Syntomis). SE Asia, China; India (?).
Thyrassia virescens (Hampson, [1893]) (Monoschalis). India: Tamil Nadu; Sri Lanka
Thyrassia subcaudata (Walker, 1854) (Syntomis). N. India.
Thyrassia scutellaris Jordan, 1925. N. India.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Thyrassia aurodisca -
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Maharashtra | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
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| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 3 | 1 |
- Thyrassia aurodisca Hampson, 1891. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum. 8:44, Pl. 139/10. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180088#page/54/mode/1up. Plate at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180088#page/155/mode/1up.
- 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 238, as subspecies of Thyrassia subcordata.
Notes: Possibly the south Indian subspecies of Thyrassia subcordata.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Thyrassia aurodisca (Hampson, 1891) – . 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/thyrassia-aurodisca, accessed 2025/10/24.