Saptha smaragditis is a moth in the family Choreutidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905.
Description Original Description Meyrick, 1905. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 16: 610-611
Distribution It is found in Sri Lanka;Choreutidae.myspecies.info India; Sulawesi; Myanmar (Burma); Thailand; Borneo and Ambon (Maluku Islands, Indonesia).
Ecology Larval Host Plant Unknown.
Habitat Observations of adult moths from Sri Lanka in 2011 & 2021 were from forest fragments in urban areas. The elevational range is lowland to montane (1500m).
Activity The adult moths are both diurnal and nocturnal.
Phenology The known temporal occurrence of each stage of the life cycle across the geographic distribution of S. smaragditis is as follows: life stage Sri Lanka India Myanmar Thailand Borneo Sulawesi Ambon ovum no data no data no data no data no data no data no data 1st instar larva no data no data no data no data no data no data no data 2nd instar no data no data no data no data no data no data no data 3rd instar no data no data no data no data no data no data no data 4th instar no data no data no data no data no data no data no data 5th instar no data no data no data no data no data no data no data pupa no data no data no data no data no data no data no data imago March, AprilAug. & Sept. Nov. & Dec. no data no data no data no data no data possible voltinism bivoltine univoltine no data no data no data no data no data
Conservation status IUCN Red List Not evaluated (NE).
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