Micromedasina reticulata (Hampson, 1895) -

Taxonomic Information

This is a provisional ID as Micromedasina owadana Sato, 2014 with distribution in Myanmar is similar, and is best separated by genitalia dissection. .

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

This is a provisional ID as Micromedasina owadana Sato, 2014 with distribution in Myanmar is similar.

Micromedasina malaysiana Sato, 2014, TL : Malaysia. FW with medial line less defined; HW with postmedial more crenulate, lines and brown markings more distinct.
Micromedasina owadana Sato, 2014, TL : Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar. Pale yellow part of both wings more densely irrorate with fuscous and brown lines and markings slightly darker, giving slightly darker appearance to wings; pale yellow markings on subterminal area on both wings more distinct.

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh111
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal1
Total1111
  1. Medasina reticulata Hampson, 1895. Descriptions of new Heterocera from India. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1895 (2): 277-315. Pg. 311. TL: Sikkim. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47589786#page/347/mode/1up
  2. Sinameda intricata; New Geometridae in the Tring Museum. Novit. zool. 3: 99-148 - https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3218363#page/157/mode/1up
  3. Sato, R. (2014). Micromedasina, a new genus of the Boarmiini (Ennominae, Geometridae), with descriptions of two new species from South East Asia. Tinea 23 (1): 7–83.
  4. Kishida, Y. (Ed.). 2020. Moths of Laos, Part 1, TINEA Vol. 25, (Supplement 2), pp. 1-224, 94 pls.Pg. 64, Pl. 21/4-5. 
  5. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1443692-Micromedasina-reticulata
     

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Micromedasina reticulata (Hampson, 1895) – . 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/micromedasina-reticulata, accessed 2025/10/24.