Metallaxis semiustus (Swinhoe, 1894) -

Taxonomic Information

Metallaxis Prout, 1932 species known from India.
Metallaxis miniata Yazaki & Wang, 2004. India: Arunachal Pradesh.
Metallaxis semipurpurascens Hampson, 1896. India: E. Himalayas, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh. 
Metallaxis semiustus Swinhoe, 1894. India: E. Himalayas, Meghalaya (TL: Cherra Punji), Arunachal Pradesh.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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  1. Erythrolophus semiustus Swinhoe, 1894, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6), 14: 433. TL: Cherra Punji. Text at  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343691#page/465/mode/1up
  2. Hampson, FBI, Vol.3. figs. pg. 452, # 3947.  
  3. http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-10/rhodostrophiini/rhodostrophiini_4_1.php
  4. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/735872-Metallaxis-semiustus
     

Page citation

Anonymous 2026. Metallaxis semiustus (Swinhoe, 1894) – . 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/metallaxis-semiustus, accessed 2026/03/21.