Corymica deducta (Walker, 1866) -

Subspecies in India



 

Taxonomic Information

Corymica Walker, 1860 species known from India.
Corymica arnearia Walker, 1860. India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Karnataka.
Corymica deducta (Walker, 1866). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Tamil Nadu. 
Corymica exiguinota Hampson, 1891. India: Nilgiris. 
Corymica immaculata Warren, 1897. India: Sikkim
Corymica pryeri Butler, 1878. Kangra district, Dharmsala, Himachal Pradesh. 
Corymica pryeri vitrigera Butler, 1889. India: Dharmsala, Himachal Pradesh.
Corymica spatiosa Prout, 1925. India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Corymica specularia (Moore, 1868). India: Assam, Uttarakhand. 
Corymica vesicularia (Walker, 1866). NE Himalaya. 

The larva of Corymica deducta in S. India does not match the description provided by Holloway on Moths of Borneo and needs further investigation. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh1
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala21
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya2
Mizoram
Nagaland1
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand1
West Bengal11
Total31312

Corymica deducta (Walker, 1866): Alseodaphne semecarpifolia (Lauraceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).

  1. OD: Caprilia deducta Walker, 1866. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 35: 1569. Text at http://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso35brit#page/1569/mode/1up. TL: Celebes (Sulawesi, Indonesia)
  2. Holloway, J. D. 1993. The Moths of Borneo. Part 11. Geometridae: Ennominae. http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11/Hypochrosini/hypochrosini_13_4.php [accessed 5 July 2016]
  3. Iyer, G., D. Stüning & S. Sondhi. 2021. An inventory of geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea: Geometridae) of Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 13(13): 19887–19920. 7105.13.13.19887-19920. Image 232.
  4. Smetacek, P. 2004. The genus Corymica Walker (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) in the Kumaon Himalaya with the description of a new form of C. deducata caustolomaria Moore. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 101: 173 – 176. 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Corymica deducta (Walker, 1866) – . 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/corymica-deducta, accessed 2024/03/28.