Taxonomic Information
Xanthorhoe Hübner, [1825] species known from India based on Kirti et al. (2019).
Xanthorhoe castanea Warren, 1901. India: Gourais Valley, Kashmir.
Xanthorhoe curcumata (Moore, 1988). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Xanthorhoe curcumoides Prout, 1923. India: Cherrapunji, Meghalaya.
Xanthorhoe designata Hufnagel, 1767.
Xanthorhoe fumipennis (Hampson, 1891). India: Nilgiri district, the plateau, 6700ft.
Xanthorhoe griseiviridis (Hampson, 1896).
Xanthorhoe hampsoni Prout, 1925. India: Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
Xanthorhoe magnificata (Walker, 1862). India: Nilgiri Hills.
Xanthorhoe mecoterma (Prout, 1938). India: Kashmir Valley, 8500ft.
Xanthorhoe molata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875). Sri Lanka; India: Nilgiris.
Xanthorhoe saturata (Guenée, [1858]). India: NW Himalaya, E. Himalaya, Nilgiris (Hampson, 1895).
Xanthorhoe trusa Prout, 1939. India: Palni Hills.
Xanthorhoe sordidata (Moore, 1885) is now listed as Visiana sordidata (Moore, 1885) (Schmidt, 2006).
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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| Uttarakhand | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Schmidt, O., 2006. Visiana sordidata (Moore), a complex of species from the Indo-Pacific region (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae). Spixiana, 29(1), p.77.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Xanthorhoe spp. Hübner, 1825 – . 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/xanthorhoe-spp, accessed 2025/11/11.