Taxonomic Information
Leucoma Hübner, 1822 species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Leucoma clara (Walker, 1865) (Redoa). India: Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya.
Leucoma cryptadia Collenette, 1938. Sri Lanka.
Leucoma cygna (Moore, 1877) (Caviria). India: Andamans, Nilgiris; Sri Lanka.
Leucoma ochripes (Moore, 1879) (Stilpnotia). India: NE Himalaya.
Leucoma sericea (Moore, 1879) (Stilpnotia). India: Sikkim, Nagaland.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| Total | 2 | 1 | 1 |
- OD: Redoa clara Walker, 1865. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 32: 343; TL: Hindostan. Text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso3132brit/page/343/mode/1up?view=theater
- Hampson, G. F. [1893]. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 1. Taylor & Francis, London. Pp. xxiii + 527. Saturniidae to Hypsidae 527 p - 333 fig. Pg. 490, # 1119. Listed as Caviria clara.
- http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=406379 [accessed 05 June 2021]
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/709738-Leucoma-clara
Note: Raised series of scales on male forewing; legs and antennae similar coloured.
Page citation
Anonymous 2026. Leucoma clara (Walker, 1865) – . 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/leucoma-clara, accessed 2026/02/15.