Taxonomic Information
Myrioblephara Warren, 1893 species known from India (Kirti et al. 2019).
Myrioblephara albibasis Hampson, 1895. India: Sikkim.
Myrioblephara albipunctata Warren, 1893. India: Sikkim, Naga Hills.
Myrioblephara cervina (Hampson, 1895). India: Sikkim.
Myrioblephara conifera (Moore, 1888). India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling); Nepal
Myrioblephara duplexa (Moore, 1888).India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling); Nepal.
Myrioblephara duplexodes Sato, 1994. India: Sikkim; Nepal.
Myrioblephara enormis Warren, 1893. India: Naga Hills (TL).
Myrioblephara idaeoides (Moore, 1888). India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling), Arunachal Pradesh.
Myrioblephara irrorata (Moore, 1888). India; Nepal.
Myrioblephara marmorata (Moore, 1868). India: Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim; Nepal.
Myrioblephara microduplexa Sato, 1995.India: Sikkim; Nepal (TL).
Myrioblephara pingasoides (Warren, 1893). India: Arunachal Pradesh, Naga Hills (TL).
Myrioblephara planaria (Swinhoe, 1894). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills); Nepal.
Myrioblephara repleta (Prout, 1926). NW India.
Myrioblephara rubrifusa Warren, 1893. India: Sikkim.
Myrioblephara sikkimensis Orhant, 2000. India: Sikkim.
Myrioblephara simplaria (Swinhoe, 1894). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills); Nepal.
Myrioblephara xanthozonea (Hampson, 1907). India; Nepal.
Myrioblephara idaeoides (Moore, 1888) and Myrioblephara albipunctata Warren, 1893 are too similar to be told apart using images, and if they are separate species, then Myrioblephara idaeoides (Moore, 1888) takes preference. Hence, I am publishing this as Myrioblephara idaeoides (Moore, 1888), with a provisional ID.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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Similar species: Myrioblephara albipunctata Warren, 1893 and Myrioblephara simplaria (Swinhoe, 1894).
Myrioblephara simplaria (Swinhoe, 1894)
Ectropis simplaria Swinhoe, 1894; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1894 (1): 221. TL: Cherrapunji. Text at https://archive.org/details/transactionsofen1894roya/page/221/mode/1up
MON Part 3, Pl. 75/6.
https://www.mothsofborneo.com/species/myrioblephara-simplaria
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/516910-Myrioblephara-simplaria
SS notes: In Myrioblephara simplaria (Swinhoe, 1894), the space between the antemedial and discal lines on HW are much more than in albipunctata and idaeoides. Also, these lines have a dotted appearance and with black points (based on OD & plates in MON/MOL), rather than solid lines; hence this individual is not simplaria. Myrioblephara simplaria abdomen has black dorsal bands, based on the OD.
Myrioblephara albipunctata Warren, 1893
Myrioblephara albipunctata Warren, 1893, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1893 (2): 428. TL: Sikkim, Naga Hills. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35992692#page/518/mode/1up.
Myrioblephara albipunctata, MON Part 3, Pl. 75/5.
Moths of Laos, Vol. 25. pg. 82, Pl. 28/34.
SS notes: OD states that second line on HW is “the second distinct, blackish, angulated in the middle, near the first, and enclosing the discal dot”, so the angulated line is present in this species as well.
I do believe that Myrioblephara idaeoides (Moore, 1888) and Myrioblephara albipunctata Warren, 1893 are too similar to be told apart using images, and if they are separate species, then Myrioblephara idaeoides (Moore, 1888) takes preference. Hence, I am publishing this as Myrioblephara idaeoides (Moore, 1888), with a provisional ID.
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- Cleora idaeoides Moore, 1888. Descr. New Indian lepid. Insects Colln. late Mr.Atkinson: 239. TL: Darjiling. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/26805#page/257/mode/1up. Insufficient description to separate idaeoides and albipunctata.
- Ectropis idaeoides Moore; The Sarawak Museum journal, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14620559#page/233/mode/1up where
- albipunctata was considered as a synonym
- Boarmia idaeoides - Moths of India, Vol 3 pg 259 #3387 - https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/67892#page/293/mode/1up M. albipunctata and simplaria were considered as synonyms.
- Moths of Nepal Part 2, Pl 36/20
- Moths of Laos, Vol. 25. pg. 82, Pl. 28/35.
- https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=466247
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/868506-Myrioblephara-idaeoides
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Myrioblephara idaeoides (Moore, 1888) – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/index.php/myrioblephara-idaeoides, accessed 2025/11/17.