Eublemma brachygonia (Hampson, 1910) -

Taxonomic Information

Eublemma Hübner, [1821] species known from the Indian subcontinent. 
Eublemma abrupta (Walker, 1865). India: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal. 
Eublemma accedens (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874). India: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu.
Eublemma albipennis Hampson, 1910. India: Maharashtra (TL: Bombay).
Eublemma amabilis Moore, [1884]. India: Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Maharashtra, West Bengal; Sri Lanka.
Eublemma antoninae Nagaraja & Nagarkatti, 1970. India: Karnataka (TL: Bengaluru).
Eublemma baccalix (Swinhoe, 1886). India: Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh (TL: Mhow), Maharashtra, Meghalaya; Sri Lanka.
Eublemma bifasciata (Moore, 1881). India: Uttar Pradesh (TL: Allahabad). 
Eublemma bilineata Hampson, 1902. India: Himachal Pradesh (TL: Kulu, Shimla).
Eublemma brunea (Hampson, 1891). India: Tamil Nadu.
Eublemma brachygonia (Hampson, 1910). India: Karnataka; Sri Lanka (TL). 
Eublemma bulla (Swinhoe, [1885]). India: Maharashtra (Pune), Himachal Pradesh; Pakistan (TL: Karachi).
Eublemma cochylioides (Guenée, 1852). India: Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra.
Eublemma commoda (Walker, 1864). India: Indo-Australian tropics. Needs confirmation. 
Eublemma conspersa (Butler, 1880). India: Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh.
Eublemma crassiuscula (Walker, 1864). India: Andaman & Nicobar Is.
Eublemma dimidialis (Fabricius, 1794). India: Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal. 
Eublemma epistrota Hampson, 1910. India: Himachal Pradesh (TL: Kangra).
Eublemma gayneri (Rothschild, 1901). India; Pakistan. 
Eublemma grisescens (Warren, 1913). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills), West Bengal. 
Eublemma melabela Hampson, 1910. India: NW India.
Eublemma latericolor (Turner, 1945). India: Kerala. 
Eublemma latistriga Warren, 1913. India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills). 
Eublemma olivacea (Walker, [1858]). India: Assam, Karnataka, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Nilgiris. 
Eublemma parva (Hübner, [1808]). India: NW India, Maharashtra, Tripura.
Eublemma pulchra (Swinhoe, 1886). India: Madhya Pradesh.
Eublemma polygramma (Duponchel, [1842]). India: Himachal Pradesh. 
Eublemma pudica (Snellen, 1880). India: West Bengal, Assam; Sri Lanka.
Eublemma quadrapex Hampson,1891. India: Kerala, West Bengal. 
Eublemma quadrilineata (Moore, 1881). India: West Bengal.
Eublemma quadripunctata (Warren, 1913). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills), Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal. 
Eublemma ragusana (Freyer, 1844). India: South Andamans (TL). 
Eublemma rivula (Moore, 1882). India: Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, West Bengal.
Eublemma robertsi (Berio, 1969). NW India. 
Eublemma roseana (Moore, 1881). India: Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu. 
Eublemma roseonivea (Walker, [1863]). India: Assam, Meghalaya, Maharashtra (new record).
Eublemma rubricilia Hampson, 1902. India: Sikkim; Bhutan. 
Eublemma sarcosia Hampson, 1910. India: Tamil Nadu (Chennai).
Eublemma semirufa Hampson, 1902. India: Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, West Bengal; Sri Lanka (TL) .
Eublemma scitula (Rambur, 1833). India: Maharashtra, West Bengal, Uttarakhand; Sri Lanka; Pakistan.
Eublemma trifasciata (Moore, 1881). India: West Bengal. 
Eublemma versicolor (Walker, 1863). India: Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, West Bengal (TL: Kolkata). 

Note: Eublemma brachygonia (Hampson, 1910) is provisionally identified. This species is a new record for India and is not listed in the Catalogue of Erebidae of India (Joshi et al, 2025). However, its type locality is Sri Lanka and there are numerous records of the species from S. India on iNaturalist. Confirmation of species identity by examining specimens and/or genitalia is suggested. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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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 UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka1
Kerala
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
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  1. Eublemma brachygonia Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 166, pl. 153, f. 24; TL: Ceylon, Colombo. Text at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid10brituoft/page/166/mode/1up. Plate at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid410brit/page/n461/mode/2up
  2. Kononenko, V. S. & A. Pinratana. 2013. Moths of Thailand, Volume 3: Noctuoidea Part 2: Addendum to Vol. 3, Part 1, Families Erebidae, Nolidae, Euteliidae, Noctuidae and Checklist. Brothers of St. Gabriel in Thailand, Bangkok. 625 pp. + 55 pls. Pg. 103, Pl. 12, fig. 3. 
  3. Autoba brachygonia; Kuroko H., A. Lewvanich. 1993. Lepidopterous pests of tropical fruits in Thailand. Japan International Cooperation Society. Bangkok: 1–132 + 34 pls. Pg. 19, Pl. 23: 5. 
  4. Joshi, R., Zahiri, R., Banerjee, D. and Singh, N., 2025. A catalogue of the Erebidae of India (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). Zootaxa, 5635(1), pp.1-247.
  5. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1260352-Eublemma-brachygonia

Page citation

Urs, A. 2026. Eublemma brachygonia (Hampson, 1910) – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/eublemma-brachygonia, accessed 2026/04/06.