Taxonomic Information
Hydatocapnia Warren, 1895 species known from India and Nepal.
Hydatocapnia gemina Yazaki, 1990. TL: Taiwan; Nepal.
Hydatocapnia nebulosa Yazaki, 1992. Nepal.
Hydatocapnia marginata (Warren, 1893). TL: Naga Hills, Uttarakhand, E. Himalaya; Nepal.
Hydatocapnia gemina Yazaki, 1990. TL: Taiwan; Nepal.
Hydatocapnia nebulosa Yazaki, 1992. Nepal.
Hydatocapnia marginata (Warren, 1893). TL: Naga Hills, Uttarakhand, E. Himalaya; Nepal.
Yazaki’s separation of species
H. marginata: Wings darker than nebulosa. Terminal band on underside of wings broader; visible as a smudge on upperside. Differences in genitalia.
H. nebulosa: Compared with H. marginata: wings paler, especially in anterior 2/3 of FW. Terminal band of HW narrower. Terminal band on underside of wings narrower; not visible through on upperside. Differences in genitalia.
H. gemina: has darker wings; rather broad terminal band on HW. Differences in genitalia.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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- OD: Zamarada marginata Warren, 1893. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1893 (2): 388, pl. 32, f. 22; TL: Naga Hills. Text at http://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofgen93scie#page/388/mode/1up. [accessed 13 April 2022]. Plate at http://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofgen93scie#page/n447/mode/1up [accessed 13 April 2022].
- Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1993. Moths of Nepal. Part 2. TINEA. Vol. 13 (Supplement 3). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo.pl. 60/13.
- Murillo-Ramos, L., Brehm, G., Sihvonen, P., Hausmann, A., Holm, S., Ghanavi, H.R., Õunap, E., Truuverk, A., Staude, H., Friedrich, E. and Tammaru, T., 2019. A comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Geometridae (Lepidoptera) with a focus on enigmatic small subfamilies. PeerJ, 7, p.e7386. For tribal placement.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Hydatocapnia marginata (Warren, 1893) – . 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/hydatocapnia-marginata, accessed 2025/10/28.