Siccia mesozonata (Hampson, 1898) -

Taxonomic Information

Siccia Walker, 1854 species known from India. 
Siccia albisparsa (Hampson, 1898). India: NE India, Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills). 
Siccia amnaea (Swinhoe, 1894). India: NE India, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh.  
Siccia flavescens Hampson, 1898.  India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills). 
Siccia fulvocincta (Hampson, 1900). India: S. India (TL: Nilgiris). 
Siccia maculifascia (Moore, 1878). India: NE India, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal. 
Siccia guttulosana (Walker, 1863). India; North India, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal; Sri Lanka. 
Siccia mesozonata Hampson, 1898. India: NE India, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh. 
Siccia minima (Hampson, 1900). India: West Bengla; Sri Lanka (TL). 
Siccia nilgirica (Hampson, 1891). India: S India; Sri Lanka.  
Siccia nocturna (Hampson, 1900). India: India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills). 
Siccia quinquefascia (Hampson, 1891). India: S. India, Tamil Nadu (TL: Nilgiris). 
Siccia sagittifera (Moore, 1888). India: Himachal Pradesh (TL: Dharmsala), Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal. 
Siccia seriata Hampson, 1900. India: NE India, Thailand.
Siccia sordida (Butler, 1877). India: Coimbatore (TL), Punjab, Himachal Pradesh.; Sri Lanka. Aemene subcinerea Moore, 1878 is a synonym. 
Siccia spotoptera (N. Singh & Kirti, 2016). India: Kerala. 
Siccia taprobanis (Walker, 1854). India; Sri Lanka; Nepal; W and SW China. 
Siccia tenebrosa (Moore, 1878). India: Maharashtra (TL: Mumbai), Madhya Pradesh. 

Note: As per Volynkin et al (2023), the genus Aemene Walker, 1854 stands revised to Siccia Walker, 1854. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Similar species: Siccia micromesozona (Holloway, 2001)
Aemene micromesozona; Černý, K. & A. Pinratana . 2009. Moths of Thailand. Volume 6, Arctiidae. Bangkok, Brothers of St Gabriel in Thailand. 283 pp., 56 pls. pg. 104, Pl. 22/206. Has darkened basal patch, which is much smaller mesozonata.

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh1
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
Telangana
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total1
  1. Aemene mesozonata Hampson, 1898. Journal of Bombay Natural History Society, 11: 438. TL: Khasi Hills. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/95309#page/548/mode/1up
  2. Hyposiccia mesozonata; Hampson, G. F. 1900. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum, Vol. 2, pg. 407, pl. 29/22. TL: Khasi Hills. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18437505#page/433/mode/1up. Plate at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/38247#page/141/mode/1up
  3. Černý, K. & A. Pinratana . 2009. Moths of Thailand. Volume 6, Arctiidae. Bangkok, Brothers of St Gabriel in Thailand. 283 pp., 56 pls. Pl. 22/209.
  4. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1566931-Siccia-mesozonata

Page citation

Anonymous 2026. Siccia mesozonata (Hampson, 1898) – . 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/siccia-mesozonata, accessed 2026/03/18.