Taxonomic Information
Comibaena Hübner, [1823] species known from the India subcontinent.
Comibaena attenuata (Warren, 1896). Himalayas.
Comibaena albimarginata (Warren, 1893). India: Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh.
Comibaena apicipicta Prout, 1912. India: Arunachal Pradesh; Nepal; Tibet.
Comibaena biplaga Walker, 1861.India: South India, Uttarakhand, NE Himalaya.
Comibaena cassidara (Guenée, 1858). India.
Comibaena cenocraspis Prout, 1926. India; Myanmar.
Comibaena chalybeata Moore, 1868. India: West Bengal (Darjeeling).
Comibaena delineata (Warren, 1893). India: Sikkim
Comibaena fuscidorsata Prout,1912. India: Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram.
Comibaena integranota Hampson, 1893. India: Meghalaya (Khasis); Sri Lanka (Kelani Valley).
Comibaena nepalensis Yazaki, 2000. India: Sikkim (Dalapchand); Nepal (Godavari).
Comibaena pictipennis Bulter, 1880. India: West Bengal (Darjeeling).
Comibaena quadrinotata Butler, 1889. India: Himachal Pradesh (Kangra District, Dharmsala), Arunachal Pradesh.
Comibaena subhyalina (Warren, 1899). North India.
Comibaena striataria Leech, 1897. S. & W. India. Needs confirmation.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Diagnosis for Comibaena quadrinotata (Han et al 2012): The wings are green, tinged with blue. The white postmedial line on the forewing is faint and forms a blunt protrusion near M1. The hindwing lacks postmedial and submarginal lines. The forewing tornal patch is brown, with the upper margin pointed and extending beyond CuA2 in the type. The hindwing apical patch is brown, not reaching M1.
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| Total | 2 | 1 |
- Comibaena quadrinotata Butler, 1889. Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 7: 105, pl. 136, f. 7. TL: Dharmsala. Text at https://archive.org/details/illustrationsoft07brituoft/page/105/mode/1up?view=theater. Plate at https://archive.org/details/illustrationsoft07brituoft/page/n164/mode/1up?view=theater
- Han, H., Galsworthy, A.C. & D. Xue (2012). The Comibaenini of China (Geometridae: Geometrinae), with a review of the tribe. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 165, 723–772. Pg. 728, Fig. 1.
- Kishida, Y. (Ed.). 2020. Moths of Laos, Part 1, TINEA Vol. 25, (Supplement 2), pp. 1-224, 94 pls. Pl. 14/8.
Page citation
Anonymous 2024. Comibaena quadrinotata Butler, 1889 – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.81. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/Comibaena-quadrinotata, accessed 2024/12/08.