Cleora spp. Curtis, 1825 -

Taxonomic Information

List of Cleora Curtis, 1825 known from India based on Kirti et al. (2019).
The genus Cleora Curtis, 1825 consists of 18 species known from India (Kirti et al. 2019). Most species have very typical and similar markings and fascia, rendering identification from photographs, difficult. Genitalia and/or barcoding may be needed to separate species with certainty. This page shows a gallery of Cleora spp. If these individuals are identified to the species level in the future, they will be moved to the respective species pages. We would welcome feedback from experts who are able to provide an insight into species identities. Comments and feedback on the page or specific images can be provided by using the link at the bottom of the page and by quoting the specific media code provided in the image.

Cleora acaciaria (Boisduval, 1833). India: Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh.
Cleora alienaria (Walker, 1860). India.
Cleora alienaria gelidaria (Walker, 1863).
Cleora contiguata (Moore, 1868). India: Bengal.
Cleora cornaria (Guenée, 1858). India: North India.
Cleora cucullata (D. S. Fletcher, 1953). India: Assam, Naga Hills, Nagaland.
Cleora falculata (D. S. Fletcher, 1953). India: South India, Travancore, Tamil Nadu, Pirmed, Kerela.
Cleora fraterna (Moore, 1888). India: Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Cleora impletaria (Walker, 1863). India: Kanara, Karnataka.
Cleora injectaria (Walker, 1860). Sri Lanka; India: Maharashtra.
Cleora inoffensa (Swinhoe, 1902).
Cleora inoffensa cinereomarginata (Fletcher, 1953). India: Assam, Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Cleora ochreata Kirti & Saxena.
Cleora onycha onycha (D. S. Fletcher, 1953). India: Assam, Nagaland.
Cleora onycha amplissima (D. S. Fletcher, 1953). India: South India: Kanara, Karnataka.
Cleora processaria (Walker, 1860). India.
Cleora propulsaria (Walker, 1860). India: Sikkim.
Cleora repetita (Butler, 1882).
Cleora subnigrata Warren, 1901). India: Cachar, Assam.
Cleora taprobana (D. S. Fletcher, 1953).
Cleora tenebrata (D. S. Fletcher, 1953). India: Assam, Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Cleora uncupropulsaria Goyal & Kirti, 2016. India: Karnataka.
Cleora undaria (Fabricius, 1794).
Cleora vatia Prout, 1927.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh121
Arunachal Pradesh3143
Assam1
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh11
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat231
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT11
Jharkhand
Karnataka24
Kerala111
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra26101542
Manipur
Meghalaya1456
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim1
Tamil Nadu1312
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh1
Uttarakhand3221
West Bengal111111
Total761711875651886
Cleora spp.: Cassia fistula (Fabaceae), Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae), Rosa spp. (Rosaceae), Shorea robusta (Dipterocarpaceae), Viola spp. (Violaceae), Melia azedarach (Meliaceae), Alseodaphne semecarpifolia, Cinnamomum verum (Lauraceae), Camellia sinensis (Theaceae), Dalbergia ovalis (Fabaceae)?, Embelia tsjeriam-cottam (Primulaceae), Planchonia careya (Lecythidaceae)?, Sambucus spp. (Viburnaceae), Solanum tuberosum (Solanaceae), Tectona grandis (Lamiaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
  1. Kirti, J. S., K. Chandra, A. Saxena & N. Singh. 2019. Geometrid Moths of India. 296 pp. Nature Books of India, New Delhi. 
  2. Iyer, G., D. Stüning & S. Sondhi. 2021. An inventory of geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea: Geometridae) of Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 13(13): 19887–19920. 7105.13.13.19887-19920. 

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Cleora spp. Curtis, 1825 – . 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/cleora-spp, accessed 2025/04/24.