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
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Kerala | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| West Bengal | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
- . Pg. 213, # 3264.
- , pl 72.
- Iyer, G., D. Stüning & S. Sondhi. 2021. An inventory of geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea: Geometridae) of Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 13(13): 19887–19920. 7105.13.13.19887-19920. Image 173
- http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=224571 [accessed 22 June 2016]
Page citation
Anonymous 2026. Hyposidra violescens Hampson, 1895 – . 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-violescens, accessed 2026/03/04.