Hyposidra infixaria (Walker, 1860) -

Taxonomic Information

Hyposidra Guenée, 1857 species known from India. 
Hyposidra albifera (Moore, 1879). India: NW Himalaya, Kulu, Himachal Pradesh.
Hyposidra aquilaria (Walker, 1862). India: Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, West Bengal.  
Hyposidra infixaria (Walker, 1860). India: NE India, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Tripura. 
Hyposidra murina (Swinhoe, 1891). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills), Arunachal Pradesh.
Hyposidra picaria (Walker, 1866). India?
Hyposidra polia Hampson, 1896. S. India, Andhra Pradesh; Sri Lanka. 
Hyposidra talaca (Walker, 1860). India: throughout India; Sri Lanka.
Hyposidra violescens Hampson, 1895. India: Sikkim, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh11
Assam1
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
Meghalaya21
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Tripura1
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal1
Total2111111
Hyposidra infixaria (Walker, 1860): Buchanania sessifolia (Anacardiaceae), Cinnamomum spp. (Lauraceae), Coffea spp. (Rubiaceae), Desmos spp. (Annonaceae), Psidium guajava (Myrtaceae), Punica granatum (Lythraceae) (Robinson et al. 2010). 
  1. OD: Lagyra infixaria Walker, 1860. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 20: 60. Text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso1921brit/page/60/mode/1up?view=theater
  2. Macaria aquilaria Walker, 1862. Ibid., 26: 1682 (praeocc.).
  3. Chaerodes umbrosa Swinhoe, 1890. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond., 1890: 203.
  4. Hampson, G. F. 1895. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.3. Taylor & Francis, London. Noctuidae (cont.) to Geometridae, pg 215, #3269. 
  5. Kendrick, R. 2002. Moths (insecta : lepidoptera) of Hong Kong.  FullText.pdf plate 23/5.
  6. https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11/Boarmiini/boarmiini_7_8.php
  7. Ratnasingham, S. & Hebert, P. D. N. 2007. BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data System (website). http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=224243 [accessed 29 June 2016]

Page citation

Anonymous 2026. Hyposidra infixaria (Walker, 1860) – . 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/hyposidra-infixaria, accessed 2026/03/06.