Taxonomic Information
Giaura Walker, 1863 species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Giaura leucophaea Hampson, 1905. India: Andaman Is.
Giaura lichenosa (Hampson, 1896). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasis), Kerala.
Giaura minor (Hampson, 1896). Sri Lanka.
Giaura multipunctata Swinhoe, 1919. India: Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Nagaland, Assam.
Giaura niphea (Hampson, 1896). Sri Lanka.
Giaura niveidisca (Hampson, 1894). India: Assam; Myanmar (TL).
Giaura robusta (Moore, 1888). India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling), Aruanchal Pradesh, Sikkim, Meghalaya.
Giaura tortricoides (Walker, [1866]). India: Andaman Is.; Sri Lanka.
Giaura sceptica (Swinhoe, 1885). India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling), Punjab, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Goa.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| Total | 1 |
- Ptisciana lichenosa Hampson, 1896; Fauna Br. India (Moths) 4: 527; TL: Khasis. Text at https://archive.org/details/moths04hamp/page/527/mode/1up
- https://www.mothsofborneo.com/species/giaura-lichenosa
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/775119-Giaura-lichenosa
Page citation
Anonymous 2026. Giaura lichenosa (Hampson, 1896) – . 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/giaura-lichenosa, accessed 2026/04/07.