Callyna melanosema Hampson, 1918 -

Taxonomic Information

Callyna Guenée, 1852 species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Callyna contracta Warren, 1913. India: Sikkim, Punjab, Kulu, Himachal Pradesh.
Callyna costiplaga Moore, [1885]. Sri Lanka; India.
Callyna jugaria Walker, 1858. India: Sikkim, Punjab, West Bengal; Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh.
Callyna melanosema Hampson, 1918. Sri Lanka, Inda: Kerala.
Callyna monoleuca Walker, 1858. Sri Lanka; Myanmar; India: Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu.
Callyna mystica (Walker, 1858). Myamnar.
Callyna semivitta Moore, 1882. India: Punjab, Sikkim, West Bengal (Darjeeling), Arunachal Pradesh.
Callyna siderea Guenée, 1852. Sri Lanka; India: Punjab, Assam.

No previous published records of Callyna melanosema Hampson, 1918 from India. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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  1. Callyna melanosema Hampson, 1918; Novit. Zool. 25:157; TL: Ceylon, Haragama. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3856960#page/175/mode/1up

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Callyna melanosema Hampson, 1918 – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.9. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://mothsofindia.org/callyna-melanosema, accessed 2025/04/23.