Taxonomic Information
Lemyra Walker, 1856 species known from S. India (Singh et al 2021).
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) angularis Strand, 1922
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) cernyi N. Singh & Kirti, 2016
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) coorgensis N. Singh & Kirti, 2016
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) cornutiata (Kirti and Gill, 2008)
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) eximia (Swinhoe, 1891)
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) latauncus N. Singh & Kirti, 2016
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) malshejensis Kirti & Gill, 2008
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) melanochroa (Hampson, 1918)
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) neglecta (Rothschild, 1910)
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) orhanti N. Singh & Kirti, 2016
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) spilosomata (Walker, 1864 [1865])
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) spinisinferma N. Singh & Kirti, 2016
Lemyra Walker, 1856 species known from NE India.
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) angularis Strand, 1922
Lemyra (Lemyra) venosa (Moore, 1879)
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) biseriata (Moore, 1877)
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) collarlis N. Singh, Kirti & Kaleka, 2016
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) excelsa Thomas, 1990
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) flavalis (Moore, 1865)
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) khasiana Thomas, 1990
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) magnaproteus N. Singh & Kirti, 2016
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) melanosoma (Hampson, 1894)
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) multivittata (Moore, 1865)
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) neglecta (Rothschild, 1910)
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) neurica (Hampson, 1911)
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) nigrescens (Rothschild, 1910)
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) nigrifrons (Walker, 1865)
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) obliquivitta (Moore, 1879)
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) pilosa (Rothschild, 1910)
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) pseudocollarlis N. Singh, Kirti & Kaleka, 2016
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) pseudoneurica N. Singh, Kirti & Joshi, 2016
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) punctilinea (Moore, 1879)
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) rhodophila (Walker, [1865])
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) rubidorsa (Moore, 1865)
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) sikkimensis (Moore, 1879)
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) sordidescens (Hampson 1901)
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) stigmata (Moore, [1865])
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) wokhaensis N. Singh, Kirti & Joshi, 2016
Lemyra Walker, 1856 species known from NW Himalaya.
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) bimaculata (Moore, 1879)
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) bucseki N. Singh & Kirti, 2016
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) melanosoma (Hampson, 1894)
Lemyra melli (Daniel, 1943)
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) multivittata (Moore, 1865)
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) pseudobimaculata N. Singh & Kirti, 2016
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) rhodophila (Walker, [1865])
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) rubidorsa (Moore, [1865])
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) stigmata (Moore, [1865])
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) tawaghatensis N. Singh & Kirti, 2016
Lemyra Walker, 1856 species known from Western India.
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) pseudoburmanica N. Singh & Kirti, 2016
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) saputarensis N. Singh & Kirti, 2016
Note: Check the "Identification" tab for notes on comparison with other Lemyra species prepared by Jonathan D'silva
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Lemyra angularis -
Other similar spp. from India compared:
Lemyra (Lemyra) venosa (Moore, 1879) – TL : West Bengal , FW pale brownish-ochreous with veins ochreous white
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) bimaculata (Moore, 1879) – TL : Uttarakhand, FW ochreous-yellow with black spots
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) biseriata (Moore, 1877) – TL: Andamans? FW pale orange red with series of black spots
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) bucseki N. Singh & Kirti, 2016 – TL : Himachal Pradesh , FW pale yellow with series of dark spots
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) cernyi N. Singh & Kirti, 2016 – TL : Kerala , FW black with reddish yellow patches
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) collarlis N. Singh, Kirti & Kaleka, 2016 – TL : Assam , FW black with crimson collar
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) coorgensis N. Singh & Kirti, 2016 – TL : Karnataka, FW brown with yellow markings
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) cornutiata (Kirti and Gill, 2008) – TL : Karnataka, FW black-brown with yellow costal spots
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) excelsa Thomas, 1990 – TL : Sikkim, FW white with faint medial band
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) eximia (Swinhoe, 1891) – TL : Karnataka, FW orange red with black spots & bands
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) flavalis (Moore, 1865) – TL : West Bengal, FW buff yellow with black spots
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) khasiana Thomas, 1990 – TL : Meghalaya, FW shiny white with yellowish costa & no markings
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) latauncus N. Singh & Kirti, 2016 – TL : Karnataka , FW sandy brown black medial band & series of spots
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) magnaproteus N. Singh & Kirti, 2016 – TL : Nagaland , FW dull yellow with broad black bands & streaks
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) malshejensis Kirti & Gill, 2008 – TL : Maharashtra, FW ochreous with diffused brown bands
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) melanochroa (Hampson, 1918) – TL : Tamil Nadu, FW black-brown with ochreous white bands
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) melanosoma (Hampson, 1894) – TL : Sikkim, FW pure white without markings
Lemyra melli (Daniel, 1943) – TL : Yunnan, distribution includes Uttarakhand, FW yellowish white with brown spots & streaks
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) multivittata (Moore, [1866]) – TL : West Bengal, FW creamy white with black maculate bands
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) neglecta (Rothschild, 1910) – TL : Sikkim, FW white, female with black spots
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) neurica (Hampson, 1911) – TL : Sikkim, FW creamy white with series of black spots
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) nigrescens (Rothschild, 1910) – TL : Meghalaya, FW black with red markings
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) nigrifrons (Walker, 1865) – TL : India, FW white with black head
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) obliquivitta (Moore, 1879) – TL : West Bengal, FW pale yellowish-ochreous with black medial band & streaks
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) orhanti N. Singh & Kirti, 2016 – TL : Kerala, FW yellow & black
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) pilosa (Rothschild, 1910) – TL : Meghalaya, FW orange buff (male), yellow buff with black dots (female)
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) pseudobimaculata N. Singh & Kirti, 2016 – TL : Uttarakhand. FW orange yellow with few spots
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) pseudoburmanica N. Singh & Kirti, 2016– TL : Maharashtra, FW creamy white with 4 series of black spots
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) pseudocollarlis N. Singh, Kirti & Kaleka, 2016 – TL : Assam, FW black with crimson base & patches
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) pseudoneurica N. Singh, Kirti & Joshi, 2016 – TL : Nagaland , FW black with reddish brown costal patch
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) punctilinea (Moore, 1879) – TL : West Bengal, FW creamy yellowish white with a dark brown band
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) rhodophila (Walker, 1864 [1865]) – TL : India, FW pure white with blackish maculate bands
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) rubidorsa (Moore, 1865) – TL : West Bengal, FW white with grey maculated band & spots
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) saputarensis N. Singh & Kirti, 2016 – TL : Gujarat, FW dull white irrorated with fuscous & spots
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) sikkimensis (Moore, 1879) – TL : West Bengal, FW ochreous brown with series of black spots
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) sordidescens (Hampson 1901) – TL : Sikkim, FW dull reddish brown with traces of lines
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) spilosomata (Walker, [1865]) – TL : South India, FW white, slightly hyaline
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) spinisinferma N. Singh & Kirti, 2016 – TL : Kerala , FW dull yellow with series of black spots
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) stigmata (Moore, 1865) – TL : West Bengal , FW pale buff yellow with series of spots & streaks
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) tawaghatensis N. Singh & Kirti, 2016 – TL : Uttarakhand , FW pale ochreous with subbasal black spot
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) wokhaensis N. Singh, Kirti & Joshi, 2016 – TL : Nagaland , FW black with ochreous patches
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- OD: Diacrisia indica Strand, E. 1914. Guer ab. Angularis, Lepidopterorum catalogus 22: 181. Text at: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/155680#page/405/mode/1up
- Thyrgorina angularis in Kirti & Gill, 2008. Revival and recharacterization of genus Thyrgorina Walker and taxonomic studies on four Indian species of this genus from Western Ghats of India. Full text here.
- Kirti, J.S. & N. Singh. 2015. Arctiid Moths of India. Vol. 1. Nature Books of India, New Delhi, 205 pp. Page 52.
- Singh et al. 2021. A catalogue of Indian Arctiinae - https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5058.1.1
Note: Considered in some literature as synonym of Lemyra spilosomata (Walker, [1865]), that has more prominent markings. However, this has been considered in Singh et al. 2021, that is the latest literature, as a distinct species.
Page citation
Anonymous 2024. Lemyra angularis Strand, 1922 – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.74. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/lemyra-angularis, accessed 2024/05/05.