Hypomecis separata (Walker 1860) -

Taxonomic Information

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

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh11
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala11
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand14
West Bengal
Total1611
  1. Boarmia separata Walker, 1860. List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus., 21: 381. Text at https://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso1921brit#page/381/mode/1up
  2. Boarmia retractaria Walker, 1860. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 21: 386. Text at https://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso1921brit#page/386/mode/1up.
  3. Boarmia intectaria Walker, [1863]. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 26: 1535. Text at https://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso2526brit#page/1535/mode/1up.
  4. Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1994. Moths of Nepal. Part 3. TINEA. Vol. 14 (Supplement 1). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo. Pl 74/7. 
  5. http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=96886 [accessed 25 January 2021]
  6. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/474103-Hypomecis-separata
  7. https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11/Boarmiini/boarmiini_38_4.php
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Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Hypomecis separata (Walker 1860) – . 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/hypomecis-separata, accessed 2024/10/13.