Glaucoclystis griseorufa (Hampson, 1898) -

Taxonomic Information

Glaucoclystis Holloway, 1997 species known from the Indian subcontinent. 
Glaucoclystis acygonia (Swinhoe, 1895) (Chloroclystis). India: Meghalaya (TL: Shillong), West Bengal. 
Glaucoclystis griseorufa (Hampson, 1898) (Chloroclystis).India: Sikkim (TL), Arunachal Pradesh.
Glaucoclystis immixtaria (Walker, 1862) (Eupithecia). TL: Ceylon [Sri Lanka].
Glaucoclystis polyclealis (Walker, 1859) (Botys).TL: Ceylon [Sri Lanka].
Glaucoclystis polyodonta (Swinhoe, 1895) (Gymnoscelis). TL: India.  
Glaucoclystis sinuosa nigrilineata (Hampson, 1896) (Chloroclystis). TL: Ceylon [Sri Lanka].
Glaucoclystis sinuosa reddita (Prout, 1958) (Chloroclystis). TL: Ceylon [Sri Lanka].
Glaucoclystis sinuosa sinuosa (Swinhoe, 1895) (Chloroclystis). TL: India. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh1
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
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  1. Chloroclystis griseorufa Hampson, 1898. Journal of Bombay Natural History Society, Vol. 12, pg. 78, pl. A: 6. TL: Sikhim. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7147735#page/132/mode/1up
  2. Glaucoclystis griseorufa; Holloway, 1997: 162, fig. 458, pl. 11: 11
  3. Inoue, H, 2002. Notes on the tribe Eupitheciini (Geometridae, Larentiinae) from Japan, Taiwan and Southeast Asia, with descriptions of ten new species. Tinea, 17(2), pp.92-112. Pg. 105. Fig. 28. 
  4. Kendrick, R.C., 2002. Moths (Insecta: Lepidoptera) of Hong Kong. HKU Theses Online (HKUTO). Plate 21/11. 
  5. https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-10/eupitheciini/eupitheciini_20_2.php
  6. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/423739-Glaucoclystis-griseorufa

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Glaucoclystis griseorufa (Hampson, 1898) – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.11. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/glaucoclystis-griseorufa, accessed 2025/10/18.