Taxonomic Information
Aemene spotoptera Singh & Kirti, 2016 not listed in Volynkin et al. (2023) but have provisionally listed this as Siccia spotoptera Singh & Kirti, 2016.
Siccia Walker, 1854 species from India (Volynkin et al. 2023; Volynkin et al, 2017; Arctiid Moths of India, Vol 2.)
Siccia albisparsa (Hampson, 1898). NE India.
Siccia amnaea (Swinhoe, 1894). NE India.
Siccia fulvocincta (Hampson, 1900). S. India.
Siccia maculifascia (Moore, 1878). NE India.
Siccia guttulosana (Walker, 1863). India, Sri Lanka.
Siccia mesozonata Hampson, 1898. NE India, Thailand, Malay Peninsula.
Siccia nilgirica (Hampson, 1891). S India; Sri Lanka.
Siccia nocturna (Hampson, 1900). NE India.
Siccia quinquefascia (Hampson, 1891). S. India.
Siccia sagittifera (Moore, 1888). TL: Dharmsala, Himachal Pradesh.
Siccia seriata Hampson, 1900. NE India, Thailand.
Siccia sordida (Butler, 1877). India: Coimbatore (TL), Punjab, Himachal Pradesh.; Sri Lanka. Aemene subcinerea Moore, 1878 is a synonym.
Siccia taprobanis (Walker, 1854). India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, W and SW China.
Siccia tenebrosa (Moore, 1878). TL: Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Aemene flavescens Hampson, 1898. NE India. Listed as Halone flavescens (Hampson, 1898) (Funet).
Aemene tau Heylaerts, 1891 & Aemene spotoptera Singh & Kirti, 2016 not listed in Volynkin et al. (2023).
Note: As per Volynkin et al 2023, the genus Aemene Walker, 1854 stands revised to Siccia Walker, 1854.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| Total | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
- OD: Aemene spotoptera Singh & Kirti, 2016. Arctiid Moths of India. Vol. 2. Nature Books of India, New Delhi, 214 pp. Pg. 138.
- Singh, N. ,Joshi, R.,Kirti, J. S.,Bisht, S. S., & H. S. Param. 2021. A catalogue of Indian Arctiinae (Erebidae, Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 5058 (1): 001–118.
- Volynkin, A.V., 2023. Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Siccia Walker (= Aemene Walker, syn. n.) in the Afrotropics with descriptions of seventy-three new species, three new subspecies, and a check-list of Asiatic taxa of the genus (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini). Ecologica Montenegrina, 64, pp.1-184.
Page citation
Anonymous 2024. Siccia spotoptera Singh & Kirti, 2016 – . 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/siccia-spotoptera, accessed 2024/04/28.