Hyperythra lutea (Stoll, [1781]) -

Taxonomic Information

Hyperythra Guenée, 1857 species known from India based on Kirti et al. (2019).
Hyperythra lutea (Stoll, [1781]). India: West Bengal, throughout India.
Hyperythra phoenix Swinhoe, 1891. India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills).
Hyperythra susceptaria (Walker, 1866). India: Punjab.
Hyperythra swinhoei Butler, 1880. Bhutan; India: Madhya Pradesh ("Jubbulpore"), Rajasthan; Pakistan (Campbellur).

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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Dadra & Nagar Haveli
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Delhi21
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Karnataka12132
Kerala11
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Maharashtra21213
Manipur
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Tamil Nadu1
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh1
Uttarakhand131
West Bengal12121
Total2151254916

Hyperythra lutea (Stoll, [1781]): Gouania leptostachya, Ziziphus oenopolia (Rhamnaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).

  1. Phalaena lutea Stoll, [1781]. In: Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (29-31): 157, pl. 370, f. C, D. Text at https://archive.org/details/deuitlandschekap41782cram/page/157/mode/1up?view=theater (in German). Plate at https://archive.org/details/CUbiodiversity1277042-9599/page/n364/mode/1up?view=theater
  2. Hampson, G. F. 1895. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.3. Noctuidae (cont.) to Geometridae 546 p - 226 figs, pg 218, # 3279.
  3. Holloway, J. D. 1993. The Moths of Borneo. Part 11. Geometridae: Ennominae. http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11/Caberini/caberini_1_1.php [accessed 10 Sep 2015]
  4. Gurule, S & S. M. Nikam. 2013. The moths (Lepidoptera: Heterocera) of northern Maharashtra: a preliminary checklist. Journal of Threatened Taxa 5(12): 4693–4713; http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o2555.4693-713. Image 84.
  5. 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. Image 196
  6. Wikipedia contributors. Hyperythra lutea [Internet]. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia; 2014 Aug 15, 19:11 UTC [cited 2015 Sep 10]. Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hyperythra_lutea&oldid=621392099

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Hyperythra lutea (Stoll, [1781]) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.83. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/hyperythra-lutea, accessed 2025/03/18.