Mecistoptera violescens (Hampson, 1906) -

Taxonomic Information

Mecistoptera Hampson, 1893 species known from India. 
Mecistoptera albisigna Hampson, 1912. India: Andhra Pradesh. 
Mecistoptera emmiae (Kobes, 2000). NE Himalaya. 
Mecistoptera pallidicosta (Hampson, 1898). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Mecistoptera velifera (Swinhoe, 1885). India: Maharashtra (Pune). 
Mecistoptera violescens (Hampson, 1906). India: Kerala (Travancore). 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka2
Kerala
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
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Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
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  1. Perciana violescens Hampson, 1906; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 17 (2): 472; TL: Travancore; Pirmad; Bali. 
  2. https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-17/hypeninae/hypeninae_1_1.php
  3. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/877258-Mecistoptera-violescens

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Mecistoptera violescens (Hampson, 1906) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.92. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/mecistoptera-violescens, accessed 2025/07/07.