Cleora alienaria (Walker, 1860) -

Taxonomic Information

Cleora Curtis, 1825 species known from India based on Kirti et al. (2019).
Cleora acaciaria (Boisduval, 1833). India: Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh.
Cleora alienaria (Walker, 1860). India.
Cleora alienaria gelidaria (Walker, 1863).
Cleora contiguata (Moore, 1868). India: Bengal.
Cleora cornaria (Guenée, 1858). India: North India.
Cleora cucullata (D. S. Fletcher, 1953). India: Assam, Naga Hills, Nagaland.
Cleora falculata (D. S. Fletcher, 1953). India: South India, Travancore, Tamil Nadu, Pirmed, Kerela.
Cleora fraterna (Moore, 1888). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Cleora impletaria (Walker, 1863). India: Kanara, Karnataka.
Cleora injectaria (Walker, 1860). Sri Lanka; India: Maharashtra.
Cleora inoffensa (Swinhoe, 1902).
Cleora inoffensa cinereomarginata (Fletcher, 1953). India: Assam, Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Cleora ochreata Kirti & Saxena.
Cleora onycha onycha (D. S. Fletcher, 1953). India: Assam, Nagaland.
Cleora onycha amplissima (D. S. Fletcher, 1953). India: South India: Kanara, Karnataka.
Cleora processaria (Walker, 1860). India.
Cleora propulsaria (Walker, 1860). India: Sikkim.
Cleora repetita (Butler, 1882).
Cleora subnigrata Warren, 1901). India: Cachar, Assam.
Cleora taprobana (Fletcher, 1953).
Cleora tenebrata (Fletcher, 1953). India: Assam, Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Cleora uncupropulsaria Goyal & Kirti, 2016. India: Karnataka.
Cleora undaria (Fabricius, 1794).
Cleora vatia Prout, 1927.

Conservation and Special status

 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala11
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra1
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu21212
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total2112113

Cleora alienaria (Walker, 1860): Alseodaphne semecarpifolia, Cinnamomum verum (Lauraceae), Camellia sinensis (Theaceae), Dalbergia ovalis (Fabaceae)?, Embelia tsjeriam-cottam (Primulaceae), Planchonia careya (Lecythidaceae)?, Sambucus (Viburnaceae), Solanum tuberosum (Solanaceae), Tectona grandis (Lamiaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010). 

  1. Boarmia alienaria Walker, 1860. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 21: 370; TL: Ceylon. Text at https://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso1921brit#page/370/mode/1up
  2. Iyer, G., D. Stüning & S. Sondhi. 2021. An inventory of geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea: Geometridae) of Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 13(13): 19887–19920. 7105.13.13.19887-19920. Images 138 -144
  3. https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11/Boarmiini/boarmiini_28_3.php
  4. https://porcupinehku.wordpress.com/2015/10/19/polymorphism-and-populations-cleora-injectaria-walker-1860-lepidoptera-geometridae-at-mai-po-nature-reserve-hong-kong/#more-219

Notes: Cleora alienaria (Walker, 1860) and Cleora injectaria Walker, 1860, like other members of this genus, display polymorphism with many different colour forms. These species are doubtly separated from photographs, and one needs to examine upperside, underside and possibly genitalia for ascertaining identities. A simlar species, Cleora fraterna (Moore, 1888) flies in north India, while Cleora alienaria flies in south India.

Other Notes

 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Cleora alienaria (Walker, 1860) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.72. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/cleora-alienaria, accessed 2024/03/29.