TL;DR: Eight species, spread over six subfamilies of family Erebidae, Ischyja hagenii, Ophisma pallescens, Serrodes caesia Warren, 1915, Simplicia bimarginata, Diomea fasciata, Platyja acerces, Tamba delicata Prout, 1932, and Tiruvaca hollowayi Kobes, 1988 are reported for the first time from India.
Abstract: Eight species, spread over six subfamilies of family Erebidae, Ischyja hagenii (Snellen, 1885), Ophisma pallescens (Walker, [1863] 1864), Serrodes caesia Warren, 1915, Simplicia bimarginata (Walker, [1863], 1864), Diomea fasciata (Leech, 1900), Platyja acerces (Prout, 1928), Tamba delicata Prout, 1932, and Tiruvaca hollowayi Kobes, 1988 are reported for the first time from India. All the newly reported species are distributed in northeastern India. For each of the newly reported species: first and latest reference, diagnosis, wing length, remarks, material examined and distribution is given whereas, first reference and name of the type species is provided for the respective genus.
TL;DR: Serrodes inara is the predominant species among the fruit-sucking moths occurring in the Winter Rainfall Region, while Achaea lienardi occurs more sporadically.
Abstract: Serrodes inara is the predominant species among the fruit-sucking moths occurring in the Winter Rainfall Region, while Achaea lienardi occurs more sporadically. Eleven other species of fruit-sucking moths were also observed feeding on peaches