The following is a list of the moths of India . It is estimated that approximately 10,000 species of moths exist in India.
The following is a list of the moths of India . It is estimated that approximately 10,000 species of moths exist in India.
Actias ningpoana, the Chinese moon moth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by father-and-son entomologists Cajetan and Rudolf Felder in 1862. It is quite large, and has long, curved, hindwing tails. There are many congeners across Asia; the Luna moth of Eastern Canada and the United States is a close relative.
Gampola is a genus of moths in the family Arctiidae. They were found from Sri Lanka, where the generic name is due to the Gampola area of Kandy, where the first species was discovered. In June 2016, another species was found from India and other few nearby countries such as China, Hong Kong, and Thailand.
Acidon is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1896.
Sauris is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Achille Guenée in 1857.
Eublemma roseonivea, the predaceous moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaya and Borneo.
Cyclosia panthona is a moth in the family Zygaenidae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1780. It is found in China, Hong Kong, India, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar.
Drapetodes mitaria is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in Hong Kong and from India to Singapore and in Taiwan.
Tridrepana fulvata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Snellen in 1876. It is found in China, India, Myanmar, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Oreta griseotincta is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1893. It is found in China, Taiwan, north-eastern India, Sikkim, Malaysia and Singapore.
Dichomeris sandycitis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1907. It is found in China and India.
Dichomeris loxospila is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is found in India, China and Taiwan.
Dichomeris microsphena is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in China, Taiwan, north-eastern India and Java, Indonesia.
Dichomeris obsepta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1935. It is found in China.
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