Eudocima hypermnestra (Cramer, 1780) -

Taxonomic Information

Eudocima Billberg, 1820 species known from Indian subcontinent.

Eudocima aurantia (Moore, 1877) (Ophideres). TL: Andamans, India. 
Eudocima cajeta (Cramer, [1775] (Phalaena). TL: India.
Eudocima discrepans (Walker, [1858](Ophideres). TL: Singapore. 

Eudocima homaena (Hübner, [1823] 1816) (Othreis). TL: India.

Eudocima hypermnestra (Stoll, [1780])(Phalaena). TL: India.

Eudocima materna (Linnaeus, 1767) (Phalaena). TL: “Indiis”.
Eudocima okurai (Okano, 1964) (Adris). TL: "East Palearctic". Dist. includes Myanmar.
Eudocima phalonia (Linnaeus, 1763)(Phalaena). TL: Africa. Dist. throughout India.
Eudocima salaminia (Cramer, [1777]) (Phalaena). TL: China. Dist. throughout India.
Eudocima sikhimensis (Butler, 1895). (Adris). TL: Oriental region. Dist. includes India.
Eudocima splendida (Yoshimoto, 1999). (Othreis). TL: Myanmar. 

Eudocima tyrannus (Guenée, In Boisduval and Guenée 1852b). TL: India.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh1
Arunachal Pradesh1
Assam1
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa1
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka111
Kerala25
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra2
Manipur
Meghalaya1
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu1
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total226134

Eudocima hypermnestra (Cramer, 1780): Cyclea peltata, Stephania japonica (Menispermaceae), Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).

  1. Hampson, G. F. 1894. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 2. Taylor & Francis, London. Arctiidae, Agrostidae, Noctuidae, # 2643, pg 562 as Ophideres hypermnestra
  2. Kononenko, V. S. & A. Pinratana. 2005. Moths of Thailand, Volume 3: Noctuidae. An Illustrated Catalogue of the Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) in Thailand: Part 1: Herminiinae, Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Catocalinae, Aganainae, Euteliinae, Stictopterinae, Plusiinae, Pantheinae, Acronictinae and Agaristinae, pg 30, # 111, pl 4
  3. Wikipedia contributors. Eudocima hypermnestra [Internet]. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia; 2016 Aug 18, 14:35 UTC [cited 2016 Aug 18]. Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eudocima_hypermnestra&oldid=735086092.

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Eudocima hypermnestra (Cramer, 1780) – . 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/index.php/eudocima-hypermnestra, accessed 2025/11/07.