Hadennia incongruens (Butler, 1879) -

Taxonomic Information

Hadennia Moore, [1885] species known from India. 
Hadennia incongruens (Butler, 1879). India: NE Himalaya. 
Hadennia hisbonalis (Walker, [1859]). India: NE Himalaya. 
Hadennia hypenalis (Walker, [1859]). Sri Lanka; India. 
Hadennia jutalis (Walker, [1859]). Sri Lanka; Myanmar; India: Andaman Islands, Kerala. 
Hadennia maculifascia (Hampson, 1895). Myanmar; India: Nagas, Nagaland. 
Hadennia mysalis (Walker, 1859). Sri Lanka; India: Andamans Is. 
Hadennia ochreistigma (Hampson, 1895). Myanmar.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
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
Total1
  1. Bocana incongruens Butler, 1879. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5) 4: 448. TL:  Japan, Yokohama. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25160023#page/462/mode/1up
  2. Nodaria ? amurensis Staudinger, 1888; 274; TL: Vladivostok; Askold; Suifun; Ussuri. 
  3. Hampson, FBI, Vol. 3, pg 45 lists incongruens as a synonym of jutalis
  4. MOT Vol. 3, Part 2, Pg. 22, Pl. 1/38. 
  5. Owada, M., 1992. Synonymic notes on the herminiine moths (Noctuidae) of Japan, with descriptions of three new species. Tinea, 13(15~ 20), pp.p183-203.
  6. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1071462-Hadennia-incongruens
  7. https://www-jpmoth-org.translate.goog/~dmoth/80_Noctuidae/11_Herminiinae/4504_Hadennia_incongruens/Hadennia_incongruens.htm?_x_tr_sch=http&_x_tr_sl=ja&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc
  8. http://www.jpmoth.org/Noctuidae/Herminiinae/Hadennia_incongruens.html

Note: Very good match to OD and plate in MOT; not such good match to images on iNaturalist. Owada (1992) listed incongruens as a good species and MOT includes India in its distribution. Provisionally identified. 

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Hadennia incongruens (Butler, 1879) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.83. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/hadennia-incongruens, accessed 2025/03/22.