Taxonomic Information
Nadagara Walker, 1861 species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Nadagara vigaia Walker, 1862. India: Assam, Meghalaya, S. India; Bhutan; Sri Lanka. Nadagara inordinata Walker, 1862 is treated as a synonym.
Nadagara comprensata Walker, 1862, India: Nicobar Is.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
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| Kerala | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Meghalaya | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| West Bengal | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 4 | 1 | 1 |
- Nadagara vigaia Walker, 1862; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 24: 1093; TL: Ceylon. Text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso2224brit/page/1093/mode/1up?view=theater
- Nadagara inordinata Walker, 1862; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 24: 1094. TL: Sarawak, Borneo. Text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso2224brit/page/1094/mode/1up?view=theater
- Hampson, G. F. 1895. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.3. Taylor & Francis, London. Noctuidae (cont.) to Geometridae 546 p - 226 figs. pg. 194, # 3214 & 3216. Inoue, H., 1967. Genus Nadagara from Japan and Taiwan (Lepidoptera-Geometridae. Pacific Insects, 9(1), pp.105-110. States Nadagara inordinata is a form of Nadagara vigaia.
- MOB, Vol. 11, Part 2, Geometridae, Ennominae, Pg. 94, Pl. 6/1.
- https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11/Lithinini/lithinini_1_1.php
Note: The Forum Herbulot also treats Nadagara inordinata as a synonym of Nadagara vigaia.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Nadagara vigaia Walker, 1862 – . 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/nadagara-vigaia, accessed 2025/11/21.