235. Emrahia acanthis (Meyrick, 1920)

Polychrosis acanthis Meyrick, 1920; Exotic Microlepid. 2: 348.

TL: India, Bengal, Pusa [now in Bihar].

Distribution: India (Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab, Uttarakhand); Nepal; Sri Lanka; Thailand (Robinson et al. 1994).

Host: Larvae have been reared from stems and leaves of Justicia gendarussa (Acanthaceae) (Meyrick 1920; Fletcher 1932; Diakonoff 1982).

Illustrations: Adult and genitalia (Clarke 1958: 464; Rose et al. 2005: 272).