Scopula cuneilinea (Walker, [1863]) -

Taxonomic Information

Transferred from Antitrygodes to Scopula (Sihvonen, 2005).
List of known Antitrygodes from India based on Kirti et al. (2019):
Antitrygodes agrata vicina (Thierry-Mieg, 1907).
Antitrygodes cuneilinea (Walker, 1862). Transferred from Antitrygodes to Scopula (Sihvonen, 2005). 
Antitrygodes divisaria divisaria (Walker, 1861). India: Kanara, Karnataka.
Antitrygodes vicina (Thierry-Mieg, 1907). India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh1
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra1
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan1
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand22
West Bengal
Total1321

Scopula cuneilinea (Walker, [1863]) - Adina cordifolia, Breonia sp., Breonia chinensis, Mitragyna diversifolia (Rubiaceae), Maranta sp. (Marantaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).

  1. OD: Geometra cuneilinea Walker, [1863]. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part 26 Geometrites (continued) pg. 1752, TL: Canara and Celebes. 
  2. Hampson, G. F. 1895. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.3. Taylor & Francis, London. Noctuidae (cont.) to Geometridae, pg 461, # 3974 as Trygodes cuneilinea.
  3. Sihvonen, P., 2005. Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 143(4), pp.473-530.
  4. Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1992-2000. Moths of Nepal. TINEA. Vol. 13 (Supplement 2). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo. pl. 67/14.

Note: Transferred from Antitrygodes to Scopula (Sihvonen, 2005) on 11 Dec 2022 (SS). 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Scopula cuneilinea (Walker, [1863]) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.73. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://moths.ncbs.res.in/scopula-cuneilinea, accessed 2024/04/19.