Taxonomic Information
List of Speiredonia Hübner, [1823] species known from India.
Speiredonia alix (Guenée, 1852). India: India, Andamans.
Speiredonia cymosema (Hampson, 1926). India: Assam, Sikkim.
Speiredonia itynx (Fabricius, 1787). Sri Lanka; India: South India.
Speiredonia martabanica Holloway & Zilli, 2005. Myanmar.
Speiredonia mutabilis (Fabricius, 1794). Sri Lanka; India.
Speiredonia obscura (Cramer, [1780]). Sri Lanka; India.
Speiredonia substruens (Walker, 1858). India: North Hindustan.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Speiredonia obscura -
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| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
- Phalaena Noctua obscura Cramer, 1780. Uitlandsche Kapellen, 3: 146.
- Phalaena Noctua zamis Stoll, 1790, Uitlandsche Kapellen, 5: 262.
- Ommatophora albifascia Walker, 1865, List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus., 33: 947. TL: Sri Lanka. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120100#page/249/mode/1up
- MOT Vol. 3, Part 2, Pl. 16/11 (erroneously mentioned as Pl. 16/10).
- Zilli, A., J. D. Holloway & W. Hogenes, 2005.. An overview of the genus Speiredonia with description of seven new species (Insecta, Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Aldrovandia 1:17-36.
- https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/hulodini/hulodini_3_1.php
Incorrectly identified as Speiredonia cymosema (Hampson, 1926) on the website. Corrected on 23 April 2021.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Speiredonia obscura (Cramer, [1780]) – . 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/speiredonia-obscura, accessed 2025/10/22.