Taxonomic Information
Brunia Moore, 1878 species known from India.
Brunia gibonica (Černý, 2009). India: Arunachal Pradesh.
Brunia cucullata (Moore, 1878). India: Andaman Is., Assam, Arunachal Pradesh.
Brunia antica (Walker, 1854). India, Sri Lanka.
Brunia fumidisca (Hampson, 1894). India: Sikkim, Meghalaya.
Brunia sarawaca (Butler, 1877). India: NE Himalaya.
Brunia brevipennis (Walker, 1854). Maybe synonym of B. antica.
Brunia terminalis (Moore, 1878). Maybe synonym of B. sarawaca.
Brunia griseola (Hübner, 1827). Needs confirmation.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Brunia sarawaca -
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | |||||||||||||
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| Arunachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
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| Haryana | |||||||||||||
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- OD: Lithosia sarawaca Butler, 1877. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1877: 350; TL: Sarawak. Text at https://archive.org/details/transactionsofen1877roya/page/350/mode/1up?view=theater
- Cerny, K. & A. Pinratana. 2009. Moths of Thailand, Vol. 6, Arctiidae. 283 pp. Pg. 149, Fig. 300 a, 300b. As Brunia sarawaka.
- Bucsek, K., 2017. Contribution to the study of the genus Brunia Moore, 1878 (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini). Entomofauna, 38(8), pp.141-176. Pg. 149. Plate 1/3.
- https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-7/lithosiini/lithosiini_11_2.php
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Brunia sarawaca (Butler, 1877) – . 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/brunia-sarawaca, accessed 2025/10/01.