Chiasmia emersaria (Walker, 1861) -

Taxonomic Information

Chiasmia Hübner, [1823] species known from India (based on Kirti et al 2019).
Chiasmia apataria (Swinehoe, 1893). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Chiasmia avitusaria avitusaria (Walker, 1860). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills), Sikkim, West Bengal (Darjeeling).
Chiasmia azataria (Swinhoe, 1893). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Chiasmia basharica (Wehrli, 1932). India: Himachal Pradesh(Kulu), Haryana (Sultanpur, Bashan).
Chiasmia clivicola (Prout, 1926). Myanmar; India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills), Nagaland (Naga hills).
Chiasmia contaminata (Warren, 1902). India: Himalayas.
Chiasmia effusata (Guenee, 1858). India: (Central India).
Chiasmia eleonora eleonora (Cramer, 1780).  India: Tamil Nadu (Cte de Coramandel).
Chiasmia elvirata (Guenee, 1858). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling).
Chiasmia emersaria (Walker, 1861). Hindustan.
Chiasmia epicharis epicharis (Wehrli, 1932). Tibet; India.
Chiasmia ferruginata (Moore, 1887). Sri Lanka; India: Kerela (Silent Valley).
Chiasmia fidoniata (Guenee, 1858). North India.
Chiasmia frugaliata (Guenee, 1858). Central India, South Hindustan.
Chiasmia hebesata (Walker, 1861). North Hindustan.
Chiasmia honoria (Hampson, 1912). India: Tamil Nadu (Chennai), Nilgiris.
Chiasmia inchoata (Walker, 1861). Hindustan.
Chiasmia khasiana (Moore, 1888). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Chiasmia myandaria (Walker, 1863). India: Karnatka (Canara).
Chiasmia nora (Walker, 1861). India: North Hindustan, Punjab, West Bengal (Darjeeling).
Chiasmia normata (Walker, 1861). Sri Lanka; India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills), Nilgiris.
Chiasmia octolinearia (Swinhoe, 1894). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills, Cherrapunji).
Chiasmia ozararia ozararia (Walker, 1860). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling). West Bengal.
Chiasmia perfumata (Bastelberger, 1907). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling).
Chiasmia perfusaria (Walker, 1866). India: Nilgiri District.
Chiasmia pervolgata pervolgata (Walker, 1861). India: Punjab, North Hindustan.
Chiasmia placida (Moore, 1888). India: Maharashtra (Mumbai).
Chiasmia pulviata pluviata (Fabricius, 1798). India: South India (Travancore).
Chiasmia posticaria (Walker, 1869). India: Uttar Pradesh (near Varanasi).
Chiasmia quadraria (Moore, 1887). India: Nilgiris.
Chiasmia ruptifascia (Warren, 1896). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Chiasmia streniataria streniataria (Walker, 1863). India: Punjab.
Chiasmia triangulata  (Hampson, 1891). India: Nilgiri District, N slopes).
Chiasmia trilinearia (Moore, 1888). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling).
Chiasmia xantonora (Walker, 1861). North India.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh11
Arunachal Pradesh1
Assam111
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat7622122
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka461321131
Kerala1
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra2213226211
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga112
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim1
Tamil Nadu111
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand2
West Bengal11
Total1416534858787

Chiasmia emersaria (Walker, 1861): Albizia procera, Cassia renigera, Pithecellobium dulce (Fabaceae), Elaeagnus latifolia (Elaegnaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).

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  3. inaturalist.org http://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/203868-Chiasmia-emersaria  [accessed 4 August 2016]
  4. Kendrick, R. 2002. Moths (insecta : lepidoptera) of Hong Kong.  FullText.pdf Plate Pl 22/18
  5. Wikipedia contributors. Chiasmia emersaria [Internet]. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia; 2015 Feb 4, 11:17 UTC [cited 2016 Aug 4]. Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chiasmia_emersaria&oldid=645588159.

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Chiasmia emersaria (Walker, 1861) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.80. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/chiasmia-emersaria, accessed 2024/10/13.