Herminia undulata (Moore, 1882) -

Taxonomic Information

Herminia Latreille, [1802] species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Herminia kurokoi Owada, 1987. Sri Lanka. 
Herminia cidaroides (Hampson, 1891). India: Nilgiris (TL). 
Herminia decipiens (Hampson, 1898). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasis), Nilgiris. 
Herminia duplexa Moore, 1882. India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling). 
Herminia duplicinota (Hampson, 1895). India: Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh (Shimla, Dharmsala), Sikkim. 
Herminia erecta (Moore, 1882). India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling), Sikkim.
Herminia erythropoda (Hampson, 1896). Bhutan. 
Herminia innocens Butler, 1879. India: Assam, West Bengal (Darjeeling), Sikkim, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh.  
Herminia palumbina Butler, 1889. India: Himachal Pradesh (TL: Dharmsala), Jammu & Kashmir, Sikkim, Ladakh.   
Herminia producta (Hampson, 1907). Sri Lanka (TL). 
Herminia relata (Hampson, 1891). India: Nilgiris (TL).
Herminia saccharivora (Butler, 1889). India: Himachal Pradesh (TL: Dharmsala).   
Herminia undulata (Moore, 1882). India: Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Sikkim, Kerala, Nilgiri hills. 
Herminia yuksam Owada & Wu, 2019. India: West Sikkim (TL: Yuksam). 
Herminia diffusalis Walker, [1859]. Sri Lanka (TL).
Herminia timonalis Walker, [1859]. Sri Lanka (TL)

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Similar species known from India: Herminia innocens Butler, 1870
Polypogon innocens (Butler, 1870)
Herminia innocens Butler, 1870; Ill. Lep. Het. Brit. Mus. 3: 63, pl. 56, f. 10; TL: Yokohama. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46938770#page/87/mode/1up. Plate at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46938818#page/137/mode/1up
Herminia innocens Butler, 1870. Moths of Japan, Vol. 2, Pl. 226/32-33. 
Herminia innocens; Owada, 1987, Nat. Sci. Mus. monogr. 2: 21, 134
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/959414-Herminia-innocens

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 UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala1
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand11
West Bengal
Total121
  1. Zanclognatha undulata Moore, 1882; Descr. Ind. Lep. Atk. 193; TL: Darjiling. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/26805#page/211/mode/1up.
  2. Herminia lineosa Moore, 1882; Descr. Ind. Lep. Atk. 193; TL: Darjiling. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/26805#page/211/mode/1up
  3. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1345643-Herminia-undulata
  4. https://twmoth.tbri.gov.tw/peo/FBMothInfo/120768

Page citation

Anonymous 2026. Herminia undulata (Moore, 1882) – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.11. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/herminia-undulata, accessed 2026/03/29.