Taxonomic Information
List of Luxiaria Walker, 1860 known from India based on Kirti et al. (2019).
Luxiaria acutaria (Snellen, 1877). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling).
Luxiaria amasa (Butler, 1878). India: West Bengal (Darjeeling).
Luxiaria despicata Prout, 1929. India: Meghalaya (Cherrapunji).
Luxiaria contigaria (Walker, 1861). India: North India.
Luxiaria despicata Prout, 1929. India: Meghalaya (Cherrapunji).
Luxiaria emphatica Prout, 1925. India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills, Cherrapunji), Tamil Nadu (KMTR) (Iyer et al 2021).
Luxiaria hypaphanes Hampson, 1891. India: Nilgiris, Kerala, Maharashtra.
Luxiaria mitorrhaphes Prout, 1925. India: Nagaland (Naga Hills), Arunachal Pradesh..
Luxiaria phyllosaria (Walker, 1860). India: Khasis, Meghalaya.
Luxiaria submonstrata (Walker, 1861).
Luxiaria subrasata (Walker, 1861). India: North India.
Luxiaria tephrosaria (Moore, 1868). India: Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh.
Luxiaria turpisaria Walker, 1861.
Luxiaria obliquata Moore, 1888 and Luxiaria postvittata Walker, 1861 are now placed in Calletaera Warren, 1895.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Tamil Nadu | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| West Bengal | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Luxiaria spp. Walker, 1860 – . 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/luxiaria-spp, accessed 2025/10/29.




















