Taxonomic Information
Lemyra Walker, 1856 species known from S. India (Singh et al., 2024).
Lemyra angularis Strand, 1922. Considered a synonym of Lemyra spilosomata (Walker, 1864 [1865]) (Singh et al., 2024).
Lemyra cernyi N. Singh & Kirti, 2016. India: Kerala (TL: Vadaserikara).
Lemyra coorgensis N. Singh & Kirti, 2016. India: Karnataka (TL: Madikeri).
Lemyra cornutiata (Kirti & Gill, 2008). India: Karnataka (TL: Ganeshgudi).
Lemyra eximia (Swinhoe, 1891). India: Karnataka (TL: Canara").
Lemyra latauncus N. Singh & Kirti, 2016. India: Karnataka (TL: Madikeri).
Lemyra malshejensis Kirti & Gill, 2008. India: Maharashtra (TL: Malshej Ghat).
Lemyra melanochroa (Hampson, 1918). India: S. India.
Lemyra neglecta (Rothschild, 1910). India: Sikkim (TL), Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir; Nepal; Myanmar.
Lemyra orhanti N. Singh & Kirti, 2016. India Kerala (TL: Chendruni).
Lemyra spilosomata (Walker, 1864 [1865]). India: Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu.
Lemyra spinisinferma N. Singh & Kirti, 2016. India: Kerala (TL: Vallakadavu).
Lemyra Walker, 1856 species known from NE India.
Lemyra angularis Strand, 1922. Considered a synonym of Lemyra spilosomata (Walker, 1864 [1865]) (Singh et al 2024).
Lemyra adunca H. Singh, Rana, Kirti & N. Singh, 2024. India: West Bengal (TL: Kalimpong), Arunachal Pradesh.
Lemyra apatani H. Singh, Rana, Kirti & N. Singh, 2024. India: Arunachal Pradesh (TL: Old Ziro).
Lemyra fortiorspina H. Singh, Rana, Kirti & N. Singh, 2024. India: Arunachal Pradesh (TL: Tawang).
Lemyra venosa (Moore, 1879). India: Meghalaya, West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling)
Lemyra biseriata (Moore, 1877). India: Assam, Nagaland, West Bengla, Meghalaya, Mizoram.
Lemyra densimacula H. Singh, Rana, Kirti & N. Singh, 2024. India: Nagaland (TL: Kohima), West Bengal.
Lemyra excelsa Thomas, 1990. India: Sikkim (TL), Arunachal Pradesh.
Lemyra flavalis (Moore, 1865). India: Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir.
Lemyra kaikarisi Saldaitis, Volynkin & Duda, 2019. India: Nagaland.
Lemyra khasiana Thomas, 1990. India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills), West Bengal, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh.
Lemyra melanosoma (Hampson, 1894). India: Sikkim (TL), West Bengal, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh; Myanmar.
Lemyra multivittata (Moore, 1865). West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling),Assam, Nagaland, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh; Nepal; Myanmar.
Lemyra neglecta (Rothschild, 1910). India: Sikkim (TL), Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir; Nepal; Myanmar.
Lemyra neurica (Hampson, 1911). India: Sikkim, West Bengal.
Lemyra nigrescens (Rothschild, 1910). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills), Assam, Sikkim.
Lemyra nigrifrons (Walker, 1865). India: Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, west Bengal; Myanmar.
Lemyra obliquivitta (Moore, 1879). India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling), Mizoram, Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur; Bhutan.
Lemyra persephone Saldaitis, Volynkin & Dubatolov, 2020. India: Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Sikkim.
Lemyra pilosa (Rothschild, 1910). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Lemyra proteus (De Joannis, 1928). India: Nagaland, Jammu & Kashmir.
Lemyra pseudocollarlis N. Singh, Kirti & Kaleka, 2016
Lemyra pseudoneurica N. Singh, Kirti & Joshi, 2016. India: Nagaland (TL: Wokha), Mizoram.
Lemyra rhodophila (Walker, 1864 [1865]). India: Himachal Pradesh east to E. Himalaya, Nagaland, Manipur;
Nepal; Myanmar.
Lemyra rubidorsa (Moore, 1865). India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling), Mizoram, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand; Pakistan.
Lemyra rubripecta H. Singh, Rana, Kirti & N. Singh, 2024. India: Arunachal Pradesh (TL: Old Ziro).
Lemyra sikkimensis (Moore, 1879). India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling), Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim.
Lemyra sordidescens (Hampson 1901). India: Sikkim (TL), West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh.
Lemyra stigmata (Moore, 1865). India: Kashmir east to E. Himalaya, Nagaland; Nepal; Bhutan.
Lemyra wokhaensis N. Singh, Kirti & Joshi, 2016. India: Nagaland (TL: Wokha).
Lemyra Walker, 1856 species known from NW Himalaya.
Lemyra bimaculata (Moore, 1879). India: Himachal Pradesh (TL: Dharmshala), Uttarakhand, West Bengal; Nepal.
Lemyra bucseki N. Singh & Kirti, 2016. India: Himachal Pradesh (TL: Vazula).
Lemyra flavalis (Moore, 1865). India: Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir.
Lemyra khasiana Thomas, 1990. India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills), West Bengal, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh.
Lemyra melanosoma (Hampson, 1894). India: Sikkim (TL), West Bengal, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh; Myanmar.
Lemyra melli (Daniel, 1943). India: Uttarakhand.
Lemyra multivittata (Moore, 1865). West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling),Assam, Nagaland, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh; Nepal; Myanmar.
Lemyra neglecta (Rothschild, 1910). India: Sikkim (TL), Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir; Nepal; Myanmar.
Lemyra proteus (De Joannis, 1928). India: Nagaland, Jammu & Kashmir.
Lemyra pseudobimaculata N. Singh & Kirti, 2016. India: Uttarakhand (TL: Pithoragarh district], Tawaghat).
Lemyra rhodophila (Walker, 1864 [1865]). India: Himachal Pradesh east to E. Himalaya, Nagaland, Manipur;
Nepal; Myanmar.
Lemyra rubidorsa (Moore, 1865). India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling), Mizoram, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand; Pakistan.
Lemyra stigmata (Moore, 1865). India: Kashmir east to E. Himalaya, Nagaland; Nepal; Bhutan.
Lemyra tawaghatensis N. Singh & Kirti, 2016. India: Uttarakhand (TL: Pithoragarh district], Tawaghat).
Lemyra Walker, 1856 species known from Western India.
Lemyra pseudoburmanica N. Singh & Kirti, 2016. India: Maharashtra, Kerala, Jammu & Kashmir.
Lemyra saputarensis N. Singh & Kirti, 2016. India: Gujarat (TL: Dang district], Saputara).
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| Total | 4 |
- Spilosoma flavalis Moore, [1866]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (3): 809; TL: Sikkim. Text at https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofgen65zool/page/809/mode/1up?view=theater
- Spilosoma rubitincta Moore, [1866]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (3): 809; TL: Sikkim. Text at https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofgen65zool/page/808/mode/1up?view=theater
- Spilosoma lativitta Moore, [1866]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (3): 809; TL: Sikkim. Text https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofgen65zool/page/809/mode/1up?view=theater
- Diacrisia flavalis; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 283, pl. 45, f. 3; Rothschild, 1910, Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 132. Text at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid03brituoft/page/283/mode/1up?view=theater. Plate at https://archive.org/details/catalogueoflepid13brit/page/n213/mode/2up?view=theater
- Haruta, T. (Ed.). 1994. Moths of Nepal. Part 3. TINEA. Vol. 14 (Supplement 1). The Japan Heterocerists’ Society, Tokyo.Pl. 79/12 & 13 for flavalis and rubitincta.
- Singh, H., Raha, A., Kirti, J.S. and Singh, N., 2024. Taxonomic review of the genus Lemyra Walker (Erebidae: Arctiinae) from India. Zootaxa, 5454(1), pp.1-69. Pg. 10, Figs 12–17.
- Synonyms & forms are mentioned here - http://treatment.plazi.org/id/039687DAFFD6FFE0FF4CFAC7FEAAF07C
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Lemyra flavalis (Moore, [1866]) – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.92. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/lemyra-flavalis, accessed 2025/07/21.