Hypomecis cineracea (Moore, 1888) -

Taxonomic Information

List of Hypomecis Hübner, 1821 known from India based on Kirti et al. (2019). 
Hypomecis arcearia (Sampson, 1902). India: Sindh Valley, Kashmir. 
Hypomecis assimilis (Warren, 1902). India: Indian Himalaya. 
Hypomecis biserrata (Hampson 1902). India: Kulu, Himachal Pradesh. 
Hypomecis carinenta (Cramer, 1777). India: Coromandel, Tamil Nadu. 
Hypomecis cineracea (Moore, 1888). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal. 
Hypomecis crasstrtigata (Christoph, 1881). India: North India. 
Hypomecis diffusaria (Alberts, 1949). India: North India: Bashahr, Himachal Pradesh. 
Hypomecis fasciata (Swinhoe, 1894). India: Khasi Hills, Cherrapunji, Meghalaya, Kurseyong, West Bengal. 
Hypomecis fulvosparsa (Hampson, 1895). India: Sikkim. 
Hypomecis galucocincta (Hampson, 1907). India: Kashmir, Koksar, Himachal Pradesh.
Hypomecis infixaria (Walker, 1860). India: N. & S. India. 
Hypomecis latifascia (Hampson, 1891). India: Nilgiri District, the plateau, 6700ft. 
Hypomecis leucocyma (Hampson, 1907). India: Kashmir, Barra Larcha. 
Hypomecis lioptilaria (Swinhoe, 1903). India: NE Himalaya. 
Hypomecis oblivia (Prout, 1925). India: Assam, Shillong, Meghalaya. 
Hypomecis pallida (Hampson, 1891). India: Nilgiri District, N Slopes, 3500ft and S slopes, 3000ft; Tamil Nadu, Kerala. 
Hypomecis paradaria (Moore, 1868). India: Bengal. 
Hypomecis polysticta (Hampson, 1902). 
Hypomecis polystrota (Hampson, 1907). India: Kashmir, Rala, Punjab, Koksar, Himachal Pradesh. 
Hypomecis procursaria (Walker, 1860), India. 
Hypomecis ratotaria (Swinhoe, 1894). India: Khasi Hills, Shillong, Cherrapunji, Meghalaya. 
Hypomecis reparata (Walker, 1860). India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. Hypomecis glochinophora (Prout, 1925) is a junior synonym of Hypomecis reparata (Walker, 1860). 
Hypomecis separata separata (Walker, 1860). India. 
Hypomecis serratilinea (Warren, 1896). India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. 
Hypomecis suasria (Guenee, 1858). India. 
Hypomecis tamilensis Sato, 2016. Tamil Nadu. 
Hypomecis tetragonata (Walker, 1862). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal. 
Hypomecis transcissa (Walker, 1860). India: Kangara district, Dharmsala, Himachal Pradesh.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh3
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand161
West Bengal
Total1614
  1. OD: Astacuda cineracea Moore, 1888.  Descr. new Indian lepid. Insects Colln. Atkinson, p. 244.
  2. Kendrick, R. 2002. Moths (insecta : lepidoptera) of Hong Kong. Pl. 23/3. 
  3. Hampson, G. F. 1895. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. MothsVol.3. Taylor & Francis, London. Noctuidae (cont.) to Geometridae 546 p - 226 figs. Pg. 270, # 3419 as Boarmia cineracea.
  4. Sanyal, A. K., P. Dey, V. P. Uniyal & A. Raha. 2017. Geometridae Stephens, 1829 from different altitudes in Western Himalayan Protected Areas of Uttarakhand, India (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). SHILAP Revta. lepid., 45 (177). 143-163. Pg. 158. 
  5. http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11/Boarmiini/boarmiini_38_8.php
  6. http://beta.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=196315
  7. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4121989

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Hypomecis cineracea (Moore, 1888) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.72. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/hypomecis-cineracea, accessed 2024/03/29.