Taxonomic Information
Rivula Guenée, [1845] species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Rivula aequalis (Walker, 1863). S. India; Sri Lanka.
Rivula albistriga (Hampson, 1893). Sri Lanka.
Rivula anaemica Hampson, 1926. India: Himachal Pradesh (TL: Dharamsala).
Rivula auripalpis (Butler, 1889). India: Himachal Pradesh (TL: Dharamsala).
Rivula basalis Hampson, 1891. India: S. India, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, West Bengal; Sri Lanka; Nepal.
Rivula bioculalis Moore, 1877. India: Uttarakhand, Delhi, Goa, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Andaman Is. (TL: Port Blair); Sri Lanka.
Rivula cognata Hampson, 1912. W. & S. India, Maharshtra, Karnataka; Sri Lanka.
Rivula curvifera (Walker, 1862). W. & S. India, Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra; Sri Lanka.
Rivula cyanepuncta Hampson, 1907. Bhutan.
Rivula leucosticta Swinhoe, 1895. India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills).
Rivula microcyma Hampson, 1926. India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills).
Rivula microsticta Hampson, 1926. Bhutan.
Rivula niveipuncta Swinhoe, 1905. India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills).
Rivula ochracea (Moore, 1882). India: West Bengal (TL: Calcutta), Meghalaya.
Rivula pallida Moore, 1882. India: Kolkata, West Bengal; Sri Lanka.
Rivula plumipes Hampson, 1907. Sri Lanka.
Rivula sordida (Walker, [1863]. India: NE India.
Rivula striatura Swinhoe, 1895. India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills).
Rivula sericealis (Scopoli, 1763). India; Sri Lanka. Rivula ochracea (Moore, 1882) is a treated as synonym.
Rivula simulatrix Hampson, 1912. India: Maharashtra; Sri Lanka.
Rivula trilineata Moore, 1888. India: Himachal Pradesh (TL: Dharamsala), Meghalaya, West Bengal.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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Similar species: Rivula basalis Hampson, 1891
Presence of a dark shading around the bipunctate discal mark, this tending to be more intense in Rivula basalis, than Rivula simulatrix, though the HW cleft near tornus of Rivula basalis male is probably the better feature for separation.
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 2 |
- Rivula simulatrix Hampson, 1912, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc., 21: 1242. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30222675#page/604/mode/1up
- https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-17/rivulinae/rivulinae_1_14.php
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/523583-Rivula-simulatrix
Note: Provisionally identified as separation from R. basalis is best done by examining hind wing cleft in R. basalis male and/or genitalia.
Page citation
Anonymous 2026. Rivula simulatrix Hampson, 1912 – . 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/Rivula-simulatrix, accessed 2026/03/21.