Taxonomic Information
Rhodoneura Guenée, 1858 species known from India.
Rhodoneura acaciusalis (Walker, 1859). India: Meghalaya.
Rhodoneura alternata (Moore, 1888). India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling).
Rhodoneura bracteata (Hampson, 1893). India: Andaman Is.
Rhodoneura emblicalis (Moore, 1888).India: West Bengal (Kolkatta).
Rhodoneura erubrescens Warren, 1908. India: Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh; Nepal; Myanmar.
Rhodoneura fasciata (Moore, 1888). India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling).
Rhodoneura ferruginosa Hampson, 1906. India: Sikkim.
Rhodoneura fimbriata (Warren, 1896). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills), Arunachal Pradesh; Nepal.
Rhodoneura fulvipicta (Warren, 1908). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills), Arunachal Pradesh; Nepal.
Rhodoneura glaphyralis Hampson, [1893]). India: Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh; Bhutan.
Rhodoneura hamifera (Moore, 1888). India: Assam, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh; Nepal.
Rhodoneura lobulata (Moore, 1888). India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling), Arunachal Pradesh; Nepal.
Rhodoneura multipunctata Hampson, 1893. India: Sikkim.
Rhodoneura naevina (Moore, 1888). India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling).
Rhodoneura obliquistrigalis (Warren, 1896). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills).
Rhodoneura oligosticha Hampson, 1893. India: Sikkim.
Rhodoneura pallida (Butler, 1879). Japan (TL).
Rhodoneura subcostalis Hampson, 1893. India: Himachal Pradesh (TL: Shimla).
Rhodoneura tetragonata (Walker, 1863). Borneo (TL: Sarawak).
Rhodoneura vittula (Guenée, 1877). N. China (TL).
Rhodoneura acutalis Walker, [1866] (listed as Collinsa acutalis Walker, by some authors), Rhodoneura hamifera (Moore, 1888) and Rhodoneura fulvipicta (Warren, 1908) are very similar species, forming the "acutalis" group, a species complex.
Yoshiyasu et al (2017) placed Rhodoneura hamifera (Moore, 1888) in the genus Shafferiella Yoshiyasu, 2017; hence this species is revised to Shafferiella hamifera (Moore, 1888). Yoshiyasu et al (2017) stated that Rhodoneura acutalis Walker, [1866] probably also belongs to this genus.
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Similar species: Rhodoneura acutalis Walker, [1866] (listed by Collinsa acutalis Walker, by some authors), Rhodoneura hamifera (Moore, 1888) and Rhodoneura fulvipicta (Warren, 1908) are very similar species, forming the "acutalis" group, a species complex.
http://www.pyralidsofborneo.org/index.php?collinsa-acutalis-walker1866-1865-plate-3 listed hamifera as a synonym of acutalis. However, Choi (2006) and Rayhan et al (2002) listed hamifera as valid taxon. The type locality of hamifera is "Assam", while that of acutalis is Indonesia. More investigation is needed on the status of this species complex. For now, we list this species as hamifera, and whether acutalis exists in India, needs verification.
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| Total | 2 |
- Pharambara hamifera Moore, 1888, in Hewitson & Moore, Descr. new Indian lepid. Insects Colln late Mr. Atkinson: 213. TL: Assam. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/26805#page/231/mode/1up
- Rhodoneura nitens: Hampson, [1983]: 359, nec Butler, 1887. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46949488#page/387/mode/1up
- Rhodoneura acutalis f. hamifera: Gaede, 1932: 760, pl. 92: c.
- Choi, S.-W., 2006. Note on a thyridid moth, Rhodoneura hamifera (Moore) (Lepidoptera, Thyrididae) newly recorded from Korea. Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 57: 301-304. 301-302, figs 1, 3, 5. Text at https://archive.org/details/tlsj-lepid-57-4-301/page/n1/mode/2up
- Yoshiyasu, Y., Shimizu-Kaya, U. and Itioka, T., 2017. A new genus and species of the picture-winged moth from Borneo, with morphology and biology of the immature stages (Lepidoptera, Thyrididae). Lepidoptera Science, 68(1), pp.20-33. For generic placement in Shafferiella Yoshiyasu, 2017.
- Kishida, Y. (Ed.). 2020. Moths of Laos, Part 1, TINEA Vol. 25, (Supplement 2), pp. 1-224, 94 pls. Pg. 195, Pl. 93/7.
- Rayhan, M.J., Samraj, J.M. and Jahan, S., 2022. On the Picture-winged Leaf Moths (Lepidoptera: Thyrididae) from Chittagong University Campus, Bangladesh, with a report of a pouch-like structure on the caterpillar metathoracic legs of Aglaopus decussata Moore and notes on its life history. Tropical Lepidoptera Research, pp.118-126.
Page citation
Anonymous 2026. Shafferiella hamifera (Moore, 1888) – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.1. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/shafferiella-hamifera, accessed 2026/01/31.