Taxonomic Information
Garaeus Moore, [1868] species known from India based on Kirti et al. (2019).
Garaeus absona (Swinhoe, 1890). India: Sikkim.
Garaeus albipuncta (Warren, 1896). India: Sikkim, Meghalaya (Khasi Hills), West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh.
Garaeus albipunctatus Hampson, 1895. India: Himachal Pradesh (Dharamsala).
Garaeus apicata (Moore, 1868). India: Bengal.
Garaeus argillacea (Butler, 1889). India: Himachal Pradesh (Kangra district, Dharmsala).
Garaeus colorata (Warren, 1893). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills), Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh.
Garaeus cruentatus Butler, 1880. India: NE Himalaya.
Garaeus flavipicta Hampson, 1912. India: Assam (Dibrugarh).
Garaeus fulvata (Warren, 1898). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Garaeus muscorarius Hampson, 1895. India: Sikkim.
Garaeus specularis Moore 1868. India: West Bengal ( Darjeeling).
Garaeus signata Butler, 1896. India: Himachal Pradesh (Kulu).
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| Total | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
- OD: Garaeus apicata Moore, [1868]. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1867: 617 at http://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofzoo1867zool#page/617/mode/1up [accessed 16 April 2018].
- Hampson, G. F. 1895. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.3. Taylor & Francis, London. Noctuidae (cont.) to Geometridae 546 p - 226 figs. Pg 235, # 3324 as Garaeus apicatus.
- Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1992. Moths of Nepal. Part 1. TINEA. Vol. 13 (Supplement 2). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo. Pl. 11/18.
- http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=142077 [accessed 16 April 2018].
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Garaeus apicata (Moore, [1868]) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.9. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/garaeus-apicata, accessed 2025/04/30.