Callindra similis (Moore, 1879) -

Taxonomic Information

Callindra Röber, 1925 species known from India. 
Callindra arginalis (Hampson, 1894). India: Eastern India [NE India], Nagaland. 
Callindra equitalis (Kollar, [1844]). India: NW and NE Himalayas, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Sikkim, 
West Bengal. 
Callindra nepos (Leech, 1899). India: Eastern India [NE India], Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh. 
Callindra nyctemerata (Moore, 1879). India: Sikkim, NE India, Arunachal Pradesh. 
Callindra principalis (Kollar, [1844]). India: Indian Himalayas, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh. 
Callindra similis (Moore, 1879). India: Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West Bengal.

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  1. Hypercompa similis Moore, 1879; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1879: 397; TL: Dharmsala, N.W. Himalaya. Text at https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofgen792zool/page/397/mode/1up?view=theater
  2. Dubatolov, V.V. & Kishida, Y., 2006. On the re-arrangement of the East Asian Callimorpha species (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). Tinea 19 (2): 111-125. Fig. 18-19. 
  3. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/855962-Callindra-similis

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Callindra similis (Moore, 1879) – . 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/callindra-similis, accessed 2025/07/07.