Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Hyperlopha cristifera -
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Hyperlopha cristifera (Walker, 1865): Diospyros paniculata (Ebenaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
- Ephyrodes cristifera Walker, 1865. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 33: 1071; TL: Sri Lanka. Text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso3334brit/page/1071/mode/1up?view=theater
- Catada epops Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 120, f. 42; TL: Sri Lanka. Plate at https://archive.org/details/umdieerdeindenja03akad/page/n315/mode/1up?view=theater
- Zethes irrorata Hampson, 1893; 28, 113, pl. 165, f. 12; TL: Ceylon, Dickoya
- 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. 19, #2757 for male & female.
- Kononenko, V. S. & A. Pinratana. 2005. Moths of Thailand, Volume 3: Noctuidae. An Illustrated Catalogue of the Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) in Thailand: Part 1: Herminiinae, Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Catocalinae, Aganainae, Euteliinae, Stictopterinae, Plusiinae, Pantheinae, Acronictinae and Agaristinae. Brothers of St. Gabriel in Thailand, Bangkok. 261 pp. + 45 pls. Pg. 52, Pl. 13/22 for male.
- http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/calp/cristifera.html [accessed 31 July 2021]
- https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/miscellaneous_ii/miscellaneousii_14_2.php
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/202700-Hyperlopha-cristifera
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Hyperlopha cristifera (Walker, 1865) – . 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/hyperlopha-cristifera, accessed 2025/11/12.