Taxonomic Information
Metallolophia Warren, 1895 species known from India (Sondhi et al 2020).
Metallolophia assamensis Orhant, 2000. India: Assam (TL: Kaziranga, Tezpur). Range extension to Uttarakhand.
Metallolophia ocellata (Warren, 1897). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills), Arunachal Pradesh.
Metallolophia opalina (Warren, 1893). India: Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh.
Metallolophia taleensis Sondhi, Nath, Sondhi & Kunte, 2020. India: Arunachal Pradesh (TL: Pange, Tale WLS).
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Uttarakhand | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 |
- Metallolophia assamensis Orhant, 2000. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de Mulhouse 56: 1-9.
- Han, H.X., Galsworthy, A. & , D.Y. Xue. 2005. A revision of the Genus Metallolophia Warren (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Geometrinae). Journal of Natural History, 39 (2), 165–195. Pg. 178, Fig 22-23.
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1015586-Metallolophia-assamensis
- https://bench.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=467806
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Metallolophia assamensis Orhant, 2000 – . 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/metallolophia-assamensis, accessed 2025/11/01.