Hyposidra spp. Guenée, 1857 -

Taxonomic Information

List of Hyposidra Guenée, 1857 known from India based on Kirti et al. (2019).
Hyposidra albifera (Moore, 1879). India: NW Himalaya, Kulu, Himachal Pradesh.
Hyposidra aquilaria (Walker, 1862). India: Sikkim, throughout India.
Hyposidra infixaria (Walker, 1860). NE India. 
Hyposidra murina (Swinhoe, 1891). India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Hyposidra picaria (Walker, 1866). India?
Hyposidra polia Hampson, 1896. S. India
Hyposidra talaca talaca (Walker, 1860). Sri Lanka.
Hyposidra violescens Hampson, 1895. India: Sikkim.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh111
Arunachal Pradesh1
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh1
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat1111
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka1
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra11
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu2
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total22221131

Other Notes

Media code bu841 and bu809 are probably Hyposidra polia Hampson, 1896
Hyposidra polia Hampson, 1896. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London
pg. 310. TL: Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47589786#page/346/mode/1up
Hampson, G. F. 1896. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.4. Taylor & Francis, London. Pyralidae 594 p - 287 figs.
pg. 553. TL: Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Text at 
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180032#page/585/mode/1up
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1381018-Hyposidra-polia

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Hyposidra spp. Guenée, 1857 – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.72. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://moths.ncbs.res.in/hyposidra-spp, accessed 2024/03/28.