Hypsopygia nigrivitta (Walker, 1863) -

Taxonomic Information

Hypsopygia Hübner, 1825 species known from the Indian subcontinent (Singh et al. 2022)
Hypsopygia albidalis (Walker, 1866). India: Maharashtra (Pune). 
Hypsopygia albolinealis (Hampson, 1891). India: Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu (TL). 
Hypsopygia atomosalis (Warren, 1895). India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya (TL). 
Hypsopygia aurocilialis (Hampson, 1891). India: Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu (TL). 
Hypsopygia bractealis (Walker, 1859). Sri Lanka (TL). 
Hypsopygia flammealis (Hampson, 1906). India: Karnataka (Bellary), Tamil Nadu (Chennai) (TL). 
Hypsopygia fuscalis (Hampson, 1891).  India: Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu (TL). 
Hypsopygia igniflualis (Walker, 1859).  Sri Lanka (TL).
Hypsopygia ignefimbrialis (Hampson, 1906. India?
Hypsopygia marthalis (Walker, 1859). S. India: Kerala, Karnataka. 
Hypsopygia medialis (Hampson, 1903). India: Shimla, Himachal Pradesh (TL). 
Hypsopygia nigrivitta (Walker, 1863). India: NE India; Myanmar; Sri Lanka.
Hypsopygia nonusalis (Walker, 1859). India: Himachal Pradesh; Sri Lanka. 
Hypsopygia mauritialis (Boisduval, 1833). India; Nepal; Bhutan. 
Hypsopygia ochreicilia (Hampson, 1891). India: Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu (TL). 
Hypsopygia pellucidalis (Warren, 1896). India: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills). 
Hypsopygia postflava (Hampson, 1893). Sri Lanka (TL). 
Hypsopygia purpureorufa (Hampson, 1917). India: Karnataka (Belgaum), Tamil Nadu (Chennai: TL). 
Hypsopygia pernigralis (Ragonot, 1891). India: Bihar, West Bengal, Nilgiris; Nepal. 
Hypsopygia regina (Butler, 1879). Myanmar. 
Hypsopygia sericea Warren, 1891. India: Darjeeling, West Bengal (TL). 
Hypsopygia subolivescens (Warren, 1895). India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya (TL). 
Hypsopygia subviridescens (Warren, 1895). India: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya (TL). 
Hypsopygia suffusalis (Walker, 1866). N. India. 

Based on Hampson (1896) and Nuss et al. (2022) at http://globiz.pyraloidea.org. 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Hypsopygia nigrivitta -

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh1
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
Meghalaya1
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total111
  1. OD : Cisse nigrivitta Walker, 1863. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, pt. 27, pg. 125. TL: Sarawak, Borneo. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120180#page/137/mode/1up
  2. Buzala fuscicosta Walker, 1863. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, pt. 27, pg. 130. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120180#page/142/mode/1up
  3. Herculia nigrivitta; Hampson, G. F. 1896. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.4. Taylor & Francis, London. Pyralidae 594 p - 287 figs.pg. 160, #4557.
  4. Robinson, G.S., K.R.Tuck, M. Shaffer & K. Cook. 1994. The Smaller Moths of South-East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur. 308 pp., 51 figs., 32 pls # 497 pg. 153, pl. 25/4.
  5. http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=783619
  6. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/778243-Hypsopygia-nigrivitta
  7. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/pyra/nigrivitta.html

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Hypsopygia nigrivitta (Walker, 1863) – . 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/hypsopygia-nigrivitta, accessed 2025/04/23.