Menophra decorata (Moore, [1868]) -

Taxonomic Information

List of Menophra Moore, 1887 known from India based on Kirti et al. (2019). 
Menophra bicornuta Inoue, 1990. India: Darjeeling, West Bengal. 
Menophra codra (Swinhoe, 1891): India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. 
Menophra costistrigata (Warren, 1896). India: Khasi hills, Meghalaya. 
Menophra cuprearia (Moore, 1867). 
Menophra decorata (Moore, 1868). India: Bengal. 
Menophra humeraria (Moore, 1868). India: Bengal. 
Menophra jugorum (Felder& Rogenhofer, 1875). India: Himalaya, Keylong, (Lahul Spiti), Himachal Pradesh. 
Menophra lignata (Warren, 1994). India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. 
Menophra melagrapharia (Hampson, 1907). 
Menophra nigrifasciata Hampson, 1891. India: Nilgiri district, S slopes, 3000ft. 
Menophra perserrata (Walker, 1862). India: South India. 
Menophra retractaria (Moore, 1868). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal. 
Menophra serpentinaria (Warren, 1896). India: Khasi hills, Meghalaya. 
Menophra subplagiata (Walker, 1860). India: Himalaya. 
Menophra subsenilis Sato, 1993, Nepal: Godavari. India: Darjeeling, West Bengal, Sikkim. 
Menophra subterminalis (Prout, 1925). 
Menophra torridaria Moore, 1888. India: Darjeeling, West Bengal. 
Menophra translineata IWalker, 1869). India: Near Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. 
Menophra trilineata (Warren, 1896). India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Menophra decorata -

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh3
Assam
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Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
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Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
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Mizoram
Nagaland
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Pondicherry
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Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal1
Total113
  1. OD: Selenia decorata Moore, 1867. On the Lepidopterous Insects of Bengal. Part II & III Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1867. Pg. 621. Pl. XXXII Fig. 9. Text at https://archive.org/streamproceedingsofzoo1867zool#page 620/mode/1up. TL: Bengal. 
  2. http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=535151
  3. Hampson, G. F. 1895. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.3. Taylor & Francis, London. Noctuidae (cont.) to Geometridae 546 p - 226 figs. Pg. 228, # 3306 as Leptomiza decorata. Dist: Sikkim, Khasis.
  4. Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1992. Moths of Nepal. Part 1. TINEA. Vol. 13 (Supplement 2). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo. Pl. 37/9

 

Page citation

Anonymous 2023. Menophra decorata (Moore, [1868]) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.50. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://moths.ncbs.res.in/menophra-decorata, accessed 2023/06/08.