Taxonomic Information
Hemiscopis Warren, 1890 species known from India
Hemiscopis suffusalis (Walker, [1866]). India: Nilgiris; Sri Lanka (TL).
Hemiscopis expansa Warren, 1892. India: Himachal Pradesh (TL).
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| Total | 1 | 2 |
Hemiscopis suffusalis (Walker, [1866]): Dipterocarpus tuberculatus (Dipterocarpaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010)
- OD: Scopula suffusalis Walker, [1866]. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum 34, (Suppl. 4): 1471. TL: Sri Lanka. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120100#page/777/mode/1up
- Hampson, G. F., 1893. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum 9. The Macrolepidoptera Heterocera of Ceylon. pg 167, & Pl 173 fig 18. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/75389#page/179/mode/1up
- Hampson, G. F. 1896. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.4. Taylor & Francis, London. Pyralidae 594 p - 287 figs. pg. 416, #5186.
- http://www.pyralidsofborneo.org/index.php?suffusalis
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1040617-Hemiscopis-suffusalis
- http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=328574
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Hemiscopis suffusalis (Walker, [1866]) – . 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/hemiscopis-suffusalis, accessed 2025/11/03.





