Taxonomic Information
Miresa Walker, 1855 species known from the Indian subcontinent
Miresa albipuncta (Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]). S. India; Sri Lanka.
Miresa argentifera Walker, 1855. S. India; Nepal; Sri Lanka.
Miresa bracteata Butler, 1880. India; Bhutan; Nepal.
Miresa burmensis Hering, 1931. Myanmar.
Miresa decedens Walker, 1855.India; Bhutan; Nepal.
Miresa exigua Hering, 1931. India: Naga Hills (TL).
Miresa fulgida Wileman, 1910. Bhutan.
Miresa metathermistis Hampson, 1910. India: Maharashtra (Mumbai), Goa (Karwar), Karnataka (“Canara”).
Miresa nivaha Moore, 1859. India: Karnataka (TL: “Canara”); Kerala.
Miresa pyronota Hampson, 1910. Sri Lanka (TL: Trincomali).
Miresa sibinoides Hering, 1931. India: Karnataka (TL: “Canara”).
Miresa urga Hering, 1933. India: Arunachal Pradesh (?).
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| Total | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Miresa albipuncta (Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]): Acacia auriculiformis (Fabaceae), Acacia mangium (Fabaceae), Vernicia montana (Euphorbiaceae), Butea monosperma (Fabaceae), Coffea arabica (Rubiaceae), Dimocarpus longan (Sapindaceae), Erythrina fusca (Fabaceae), Erythrina variegata (Fabaceae), Eugenia (Myrtaceae), Litchi chinensis (Sapindaceae), Rosa (Rosaceae), Spondias pinnata (Anacardiaceae), Terminalia spp. (Combretaceae), Xylia xylocarpa (Fabaceae), Ziziphus mauritiana (Rhamnaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010), Diospyros ebenum (Ebenaceae) (Smetacek et al. 2011).
- Nyssia albipuncta Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]. Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1(10): pl. 37, f. 179. Plate at https://archive.org/stream/sammlungneuerode01herr#page/n210/mode/1up
- 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. 386, # 853, Fig. 263.
- Sondhi, Y., S. Sondhi, S. R. Pathour, & K. Kunte. 2018. Moth diversity (Lepidoptera: Heterocera) of Shendurney and Ponmudi in Agastyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Kerala, India, with notes on new records. Tropical Lepidoptera Research, 28(2). Image 202.
- https://colombia.inaturalist.org/taxa/124674-Miresa-albipuncta
Page citation
Anonymous 2024. Miresa albipuncta (Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]) – . 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/miresa-albipuncta, accessed 2024/10/13.