Taxonomic Information
List of Hirasa Moore, 1888, known from India based on Kirti et al. (2019).
Hirasa aereus (Butler, 1880). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Hirasa cuprearia (Moore, [1868]). India" Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh.
Hirasa contubernalis Moore, 1888. India: Khasi Hills, Shillong, Meghalaya.
Hirasa imaginata (Prout, 1931). India: Sikkim, Tonglo, 10000ft.
Hirasa lichenea (Oberthür, 1886). China (TL). India?
Hirasa muscosaria muscosaria (Walker, 1866). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Hirasa muscosaria sempervirens (Prout, 1915). India: NW Himalayas.
Hirasa plagiochorda Prout, 1927. Myanmar (upper); India: Hapare, Khasis, Meghalaya.
Hirasa scripturaria scripturaria (Walker, 1866). India: Assam, Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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- Moore, F. 1868. On the Lepidopterous Insects of Bengal, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1867, pg.626 as Hemerophila cuprearia.
- , pg 277, # 3442 as Baormia cuprearia.
- pl 76/12, pg 53.
- Sato, R., 2005b: Description of a new species of the genus Ctenognophos Prout (Geometridae, Ennominae) from Nepal, with taxonomic notes on C. cuprearia (Moore). Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 56(4): 276-278
- Wikispecies contributors. Hirasa cuprearia [Internet]. Wikispecies, ; 2014 Nov 14, 12:13 UTC [cited 2016 Dec 5]. Available from: https://species.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hirasa_cuprearia&oldid=2054237.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Hirasa cuprearia (Moore, [1868]) – . 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/hirasa-cuprearia, accessed 2025/10/22.